• 1836 HMS Beagle anchors in Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope.

1837 Astor Hotel opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria.

• 1879 1st electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition.

1879 Madison Square Garden opens in New York, named after 4th President James Madison.

• 1884 Dr John Harvey Kellogg patents “flaked cereal”.

• 1900 British troops under Lord Roberts occupy Johannesburg.

• 1902 Boer War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal.

• 1910 Union of South Africa declares its independence from the United Kingdom.

• 1923 The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) forms in Durban, South Africa, with Omar Hajee Amod Jhaveri as President.

• 1943 “Archie” comic strip 1st broadcast on radio.

• 1961 Union of South Africa becomes a republic, leaves Commonwealth.

2004 “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released in UK cinemas.

• 2004 British children’s cartoon “Peppa Pig” created by Astley Baker Davies premieres on Channel 5.

2017 Comedienne Kathy Griffin fired from CNN after photo of her holding bloody head resembling Donald Trump by Tyler Shields posted.

2018Matt LeBlanc announces he is leaving TV show “Top Gear”.