On this day in 1940, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. was named the first African American general in the United States Army.
On this day in 1945, the Republic of China took over administration of Taiwan following Japan's surrender to the Allies.
On this day in 1971, the United Nations seated the People's Republic of China and expelled the Republic of China on Taiwan.
And on this day in 2004, Cuban President Fidel Castro announced that transactions using the American Dollar would be banned.