On this day in 1929, in New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opened to the public.
On this day in 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for a record fourth term as President of the United States of America.
On this day in 1990, Mary Robinson became the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland.
On this day in 2000, Hillary Rodham Clinton was elected to the United States Senate, becoming the first former First Lady to win public office in the United States.
And on this day in 2000, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, renowned for its success in liver transplants, completed its 100th such operation, setting a world record in recipient survival.