On this day in 1945, the United Nations was founded.
On this day in 2003, Concorde made its last commercial flight.
On this day in 2005, Hurricane Wilma made landfall in Florida resulting in 35 direct 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.
On this day in 2007, Chang'e 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, was launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.