1933 - Rafael Palma, Filipino statesman, writer, and educator, resigns as University of the Philippines president over his defense of the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Law, the fruit of the 1933 Osmena-Roxas mission to seek independence from United States colonial rule.
1879 - The electric incandescent light bulb is demonstrated for the first time by Thomas Edison who states: "We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles."
1946 - United States President Harry Truman officially puts an end to World War II.
1963 - The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as Central African Federation (CAF), which is a semi-independent state under the British Crown is formally disbanded.
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