On this day in 1778, British Navy captain and navigator James Cook landed on the islands of Hawaii.
On this day in 1919, the Paris Peace Conference opened with 27 nations attending. Germany was not allowed to attend.
On this day in 1991, 1,400 anti-Gulf War protesters across the US were arrested, more than in any demonstration against the Vietnam War.
And on this day in 2005, the world’s largest passenger plane Airbus A380 was unveiled in Toulouse, France.