1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned emperor of France in Paris
1816 – First savings bank in US opens (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society)
1939 – British Imperial Airways & British Airways merge to form BOAC
1939 – NY’s La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, 1 minute after midnight
1941 – Japanese Admiral Yamamoto sends his fleet to Pearl Harbor
1961 – Fidel Castro declares he’s a Marxist & will lead Cuba to Communism
1969 – Boeing 747 jumbo jet 1st public preview (Seattle to NYC)
1971 – United Arab Emirates (Trucial States) declares independence from UK
1971 – Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah & Umm ak Qiwain form United Arab Emirates
1974 – Soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days
1976 – Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
1990 – First parliamentary election in newly reunified Germany
1990 – First time 12 people in space at the same time
