On this day in 1911, Mongolia gained independence from China’s Qing dynasty.
On this day in 1911, Sun Yat-sen became the provisional President of the Republic of China.
On this day in 1997, Hong Kong began to kill all the city’s 1.25 million chickens to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.
On this day in 2006, UK settled its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.