Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Charles R. Swindoll
The first General Assembly of the United Nations opened
51 nations were represented on that day.
The first Adventures of Tintin comic book was published
Hergé’s books became hugely popular in Europe and the rest of the world.
The Treaty of Versailles took effect
Although a ceasefire had been in place since November 11, 1918, World War I officially ended with the Treaty of Versailles.
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London Underground opened
“The Tube” is the world’s oldest underground railway.
Thomas Paine published Common Sense
The pamphlet argued for freedom from British rule and it helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
