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January 22, 1977: Kenya Airways was Established as a Wholly Government-owned Entity of the Republic of Kenya.
Kenya Airways Ltd., more commonly known as Kenya Airways, is the flag carrier airline of Kenya.[5] The company was founded in 1977,...
January 21, 2009: Toyota Officially Passes GM as Planet’s Biggest Carmaker.
After more than seven decades as the world’s largest automaker, General Motors (GM) officially loses the title on January 21, 2009,...
January 21, 1976: First commercial Concorde Flight
From London’s Heathrow Airport and Orly Airport outside Paris, the first Concordes with commercial passengers simultaneously take fl...
December 9, 1868: The world’s first traffic light was introduced
On 9 December 1868,[4] the first non-electric gas-lit traffic lights were installed outside the Houses of Parliament in London to co...
December 16, 1897: 1st Submarine with an Internal Combustion Engine Demonstrated
Designed in 1896 by Irish-American inventor John Phillip Holland and his Holland Torpedo Boat Company, the Holland VI was built at t...
December 6, 1884: Washington Monument completed
On December 6, 1884, in Washington, D.C., workers place a nine-inch aluminum pyramid inscribed with “Laus Deo,” mea...
December 9, 1979: Smallpox is officially declared eradicated
On December 9, 1979, a commission of scientists declare smallpox has been eradicated. The disease, which carries around a 30 percent...
December 6, 1921: Irish Free State declared
The Irish Free State, comprising four-fifths of Ireland, is declared, ending a five-year Irish struggle for independence from B...
December 17, 1986: World’s First Heart-Lung and Liver Transplant
Thirty eight years ago Davina Thompson became the world's first patient to receive a heart, lung and liver transplant. The groundbre...