On this day in 1804, Monarchy returned to France when Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I at Notre Dame, 11 years after King Louis XVI was guillotined.
On this day in 1901, King Camp Gillette marketed a safety razor with a double-edged disposable blade in the United States.
On this day in 1911, Chinese revolutionaries captured Nanjing.
On this day in 1965, the World Health Organization formally recognized Taiwan as free of malaria.