On this day in 1945, Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaimed the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire.
On this day in 1959, Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, the much acclaimed and highly influential best-selling jazz recording of all time, was released.
On this day in 1982, the first Compact Discs (CDs) were released to the public in Germany.
On this day in 2008, American swimmer Michael Phelps became the first person to win eight gold medals in one Olympic Games.
And on this day in 2010, Taiwan’s legislature approved the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), one of the most important pacts signed between Taiwan and China in decades.