Source: Historynet.com
1433: Sigismund is crowned emperor of Rome.
1879: New York's Madison Square Garden opens its doors for the first time.
1902: The Boer War ends with the Treaty of Vereeniging.
1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance.”
1974: Israel and Syria sign an agreement on the Golan Heights.
1979: Zimbabwe proclaims its independence.
1988: US President Ronald Reagan arrives in Moscow, the first American president to do so in 14 years.