The Metropolitan Police of London (known as the Met) is founded. The Met are responsible for the policing of greater London and have counter terrorism…

The Balinese Tiger declared extinct.

The steamship RMS Queen Mary is launched by the Cunnard Line.

The first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system is used.

A periodic Great White Spot is observed on Saturn for the first time.

Richard Nixon delivers his “Checkers speech”.

Iraq invades Iran, starting the Iran-Iraq war.

The “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” editorial is published in the New York Sun.

The USA military ends its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy which allows gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.