On this day in 1935, the classic board game Monopoly was invented.
On this day in 1964, The Beatles first arrived in the United States. Their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show two days later would mark the beginning of the British Invasion.
This day in 1990 marked the dissolution of the Soviet Union when the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agreed to give up its monopoly on power.
And on this day in 1992, the Maastricht Treaty was signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.