Microsoft launched Windows 95 in China, marking a significant step in the global expansion of personal computing.
📍 Beijing, China
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded to unify and coordinate petroleum policies among member countries.
📍 Baghdad, Iraq
Luna 2 became the first human-made object to reach the Moon, marking a major achievement in the Space Race.
📍 Moon
Climbers Franz and Toni Schmid completed the first ascent of the treacherous north face of the Matterhorn, a milestone in mountaineering.
📍 Matterhorn, Switzerland
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon completed the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean, advancing long-distance aviation.
📍 Wenatchee, Washington, United States
The first long-distance trip by a diesel-powered automobile was completed, demonstrating the potential of diesel engines in transportation.
📍 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Alexander Graham Bell successfully tested the HD-4 hydrofoil, setting a marine speed record and advancing naval engineering.
📍 Nova Scotia, Canada
The world’s first crocodile farm was established in Florida, marking the start of commercial reptile farming.
📍 St. Augustine, Florida, United States
The U.S. Navy launched its first submarine, the USS Holland, marking the beginning of modern naval warfare.
📍 United States
Blackpool launched the first electric tramway in Britain, pioneering modern public transportation.
📍 Blackpool, United Kingdom
Lewis Carroll published *Through the Looking-Glass*, featuring the famous poem 'The Walrus and the Carpenter'.
📍 London, United Kingdom
Le Bon Marché, considered the world's first modern department store, opened in Paris, transforming global retail shopping culture.
📍 Paris, France
Dr. William Morton demonstrated the use of ether as a surgical anesthetic, revolutionizing modern medicine.
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The first successful modern hot air balloon flight in the United States took place, inspiring advancements in aviation.
📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Guatemala declared independence from Spanish rule, joining a wave of Latin American countries gaining sovereignty.
📍 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Francis Scott Key completed writing *The Star-Spangled Banner* after witnessing the defense of Fort McHenry, later becoming the U.S. national anthem.
📍 Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Napoleon's Grand Army entered Moscow, only to find it abandoned and set ablaze, marking a turning point in his failed Russian campaign.
📍 Moscow, Russia
The first printing press in North America was set up at Harvard College, marking the beginning of printed literature in the New World.
📍 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Mathematician Brahmagupta made the first recorded use of zero as a number, a foundational concept in mathematics.
📍 Ujjain, India
According to tradition, Saint Helena discovered the True Cross in Jerusalem, a key event in Christian history commemorated by the Feast of the Cross.
📍 Jerusalem