1899 - Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo promulgates the country's first constitution, referred to as the Malolos Constitution; it is Asia's very first democratic constitution but which, sadly, will soon be overrun by American colonization of the archipelago.
1942 - The South American nation of Ecuador cuts off diplomatic relations with the Axis powers, Germany, Japan, and Italy, during World War II.
1979 - China and the United States mark new relations as US President Jimmy Carter and his Chinese counterpart, Premiere Deng Xiaoping meet in Washington; the two countries sign historic cultural and scientific agreements.
1996 - French President Jacques Chirac announces the end of nuclear weapons testings in the Pacific following local and international condemnation of his nuclear policy; soon after assumption into office, Chirac had lifted the three-year French moratorium on nuclear testing
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