On this day in 1919, KLM, the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name, was founded.
On this day in 1949, the communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was formed.
On this day in 1963, John F. Kennedy signed the ratification of the Partial Test Ban Treaty.
On this day in 2001, the War in Afghanistan began with an aerial bombing campaign targeting Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces.