1519 - The city of Panama is established.
1537 - The city of Asuncion, Paraguay, was founded.
1540 - The city of Arequipa, Peru.
1824 - Liberated American slaves establish Liberia on the west coast of Africa.
1914 - The Panama Canal was opened.
1925 - Norway annexed the Spitzberg Islands.
1947 - India gets independence from the UK. Dominion remains until 1950. (DAY OF INDEPENDENCE).
1960 - Congo (Brazzil) declares independence from France. (DAY OF INDEPENDENCE).
1971 - Bahrain gets independence from the UK. (DAY OF INDEPENDENCE).
