On this day in 1919, the Netherlands gave women the right to vote.
On this day in 1924, China's Dr. Sun Yat-sen issued his Northern Expedition manifesto against warlords in Guangdong Province, following the establishment of the military academy at Whampoa, on an island south of Canton.
On this day in 1997, United States media magnate Ted Turner donated USD 1 billion to the United Nations.