On this day in 1908, Taiwan's West Coast Railway Trunk Line from Keelung to Kaohsiung started operation.
This day in 1945 saw the founding of the United Nations.
On this day in 1992, the Toronto Blue Jays became the first Major League Baseball team based outside the United States to win the World Series.
On this day in 2001, the Kaohsiung city government held a ground-breaking ceremony for the southern Taiwan city's first metro system.
And on this day in 2003, Concorde made its last commercial flight.