On this day in 1960, New Zealand's first official television broadcast commenced at 7.30 pm from Auckland.
On this day in 1979, the first black-led government of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 90 years took power.
On this day in 1990, George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty to end chemical weapon production.
On this day in 2009, General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It was the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.