On this day in 1900, Dr. Sun Yat-sen arrived in Japanese-controlled Taiwan, where he set up a
secret society and directed an uprising at Hueichow in Kwantung Province.
On this day in 1927, Babe Ruth became the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.
On this day in 1976, U.S. President Gerald R. Ford presented a carved American redwood plaque to the government and people of the Republic of China to mark the ROC's role in the U.S. Bicentennial celebration.