The new St Peter’s Basilica is consecrated.

Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s tenure as the governor of California began

Qantas, Australia’s national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.

First assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland.

James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.

Walt Disney’s animated musical film Fantasia is first released

Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union.

NASA launches Gemini 12.

Raden Wijaya is crowned as the first monarch of Majapahit kingdom of Java, taking the throne name Kertarajasa Jayawardhana.

The NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie, Maryland detected purported massive Soviet nuclear strike. After reviewing the raw data…