- 1954: Mao Zedong came to power in China
- 1962: India and China went to war over the border dispute, known as the Sino-Indian War
- 1972: Bangladesh was created as an independent nation from Pakistan
- 1989: The Berlin Wall fell, symbolizing the end of the Cold War
- 1993: Nelson Mandela was elected as the first black president of South Africa
- 1994: The Dayton Accords were signed to end the Bosnian War
- 1995: OJ Simpson was found not guilty in his criminal trial for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman.