404 - The last known gladiator competition in Rome takes place.
630 - Prophet Muhammad sets out toward Mecca with the army that will capture it bloodlessly.
1901 - The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
1911 - Northern Territory is separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control.
1912 - The Republic of China is established.
1925 - The American astronomer Edwin Hubble announces the discovery of galaxies outside the Milky Way.
1939 - William Hewlett and David Packard found Hewlett-Packard.
1942 - The Declaration by the United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.
1970 - Unix time begins.
1984 - AT&T is broken up into twenty-two independent units.
1985 - The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
2007 - Adam Air Flight 574 disappears over Indonesia with 102 people on board.
2008 - The first energy efficient New Year's Ball is dropped in Times Square, New York City, USA. It is also the 100th year of the Ball drop in NYC.
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630 - Prophet Muhammad sets out toward Mecca with the army that will capture it bloodlessly.
1901 - The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
1911 - Northern Territory is separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control.
1912 - The Republic of China is established.
1925 - The American astronomer Edwin Hubble announces the discovery of galaxies outside the Milky Way.
1939 - William Hewlett and David Packard found Hewlett-Packard.
1942 - The Declaration by the United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.
1970 - Unix time begins.
1984 - AT&T is broken up into twenty-two independent units.
1985 - The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
2007 - Adam Air Flight 574 disappears over Indonesia with 102 people on board.
2008 - The first energy efficient New Year's Ball is dropped in Times Square, New York City, USA. It is also the 100th year of the Ball drop in NYC.
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