| Year | Event |
| 1851 | Gold was discovered in Australia |
| 1894 | The Manchester Ship Canal was officially opened |
| 1911 | A peace accord was signed, ending the war in Mexico |
| 1922 | Communist leaders took control in Bulgaria; King Boris fled |
| 1927 | Charles Lindbergh became the first to fly solo across the Atlantic |
| 1946 | Bread rationing in Britain began because of a global wheat shortage |
| 1960 | An earthquake struck Chile, South America |
