Kenya Independence Day
1098 - 1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara Syria
1800 - Washington DC established as capital of US
1901 - 1st transatlantic radio signal, England to US
1911 - Delhi replaced Calcutta as the capital of India
1914 - The largest one-day percentage drop in the history of Dow Jones Industrial Average - 24.39%.
1957 - Manufacture of Borazon (harder than diamond)
1959 - UN Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer Space was established
1963 - Kenya became independent
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1968 - Arthur Ashe became the 1st black to be ranked #1 in tennis
1979 - Gold hit record $462.50 an ounce
1980 - USA's copyright law was amended to include computer programs
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12 December Knowledge History - Science, Engineering and Management
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