On this day in 1962, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opened in New York City.
On this day in 1973, Juan Domingo Peron, after going into exile abroad for 17 years, was re-elected president of Argentina. He last served as president of Argentina from 1946 to 1955.
On this day in 2005, Taiwan was ranked fifth in global competitiveness, the highest in Asia, by the World Economic Forum.