On this day in 1916, the last Emperor of China, Yuan Shikai, abdicated the throne and the Republic of China was restored.
On this day in 1945, the Arab League was founded.
On this day in 1963, The Beatles ' first album, Please Please Me, was released in the United Kingdom.
On this day in 1995, Russian cosmonaut Valeriy Polyakov returned to earth after setting a record of 438 days in space.
And on this day in 2008, Ma Ying-jeou was elected the president of Taiwan.