On this day in 1787, a group of Americans under George Washington, including John Dickinson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, met in the State House in Philadelphia to draw up a constitution for the United States.
On this day in 1895, angered by the Ching court's decision to cede Taiwan to Japan under the terms of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, people in Taiwan declare independence. They formed the Democratic Taiwan Nation to resist the Japanese takeover and nominated Tang Ching-sung as president.
On this day in 1969: ROC athlete Chi Cheng broke the world women's 200-meter low hurdle record with a time of 26.2 seconds in a track and field meet in California.