1291 - Everlasting League forms, basis of Swiss Confederation (Independence)
1498 - Christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" (Venezuela)
1834 - Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire - Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into effect
1869 - 1st voyage down Colorado River
1876 - Colorado becomes 38th state of the Union
1960 - Islamabad declared as the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan.
