-The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal, 1904
-May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square (China) protesting the Treaty of Versailles which transferred Chinese territory to Japan, 1919
-The first Grammy Awards are held, 1959
-The 'Freedom Riders' begin a bus trip through the South, 1961
-Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1979
-Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges related to the Iran-Contra Affair, 1989
-Ken Livingston becomes the first mayor of London, 2000
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