1949 The Federal Republic of Germany began 4 years after the Nazi defeat in 1945. 1969 the rock band The Who released the bands 4th album the first rock opera Tommy.

In 2012 the Tokyo Skytree opened to the public it is the second highest structure in the world after Burn Khalifa in Dubai. 1960 the worlds most violent earthquake ever recorded hit Chile 6000 people lost their lives.

1932 Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. 1904 FIFA the governing body of football was formed they are responsible for the World Cup.

2006 The Three Gorges Dam opened in China it is the largest power station in the world. 1.3 million people lost there homes. 1927 Charles Lindbergh left Long Island New York for the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. He arrived in Paris France the next day.

In 1743 Jeanier-Pierre Christin invented the celsius thermometer. Today it is used around the world everywhere except the United States, Belize and Palau. 1994 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died she was the 37th First Lady of the United States.

In 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed the Emperor of France. 1974 India became the sixth country to explode a nuclear atomic bomb.