On this day in 1704, British Admiral Sir George Rooke captured Gibraltar from Spain.
On this day in 1824, the world's first public opinion poll was carried out in Delaware on eve of the US presidential election.
On this day in 1923, the Treaty of Lausanne was signed by Greece and Turkey by which Turkey gave up all claims to non-Turkish territories lost in World War I.
On this day in 1986, Taiwan's Premier Yu Kuo-hwa urged the ministers of Finance and Economic Affairs to plan and enforce measures to relax foreign exchange controls in Taiwan.