On this day in 1733, the Ching court began to implement the "Tithing System" in Taiwan. The system, devised during the Sung dynasty, was aimed at maintaining internal security and strengthening national defense.
On this day in 1951, the United Daily News, formed by a merger of three dailies in Taipei, was launched.
On this day in 1959, the first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, was introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
On this day in 1966, the Metropolitan Opera House opened at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra.