HISTORY AT A GLANCE
TODAY is Saturday, July 1, the 182nd day of 2017. There are 183 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1968 – The Nuclear non-proliferation treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two countries. 1970 – President General Yahya Khan abolishes One-Unit of
West Pakistan restoring the provinces. 1978 – The Northern Territory in Australia is granted Self
Government. 1979 – Sony introduces the Walkman. 1980 – “O Canada” officially becomes the national anthem of
Canada. 1984 – The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA. 1990 – German reunification: East Germany accepts the Deutsche Mark as its currency, thus uniting the economies of East and West Germany. 1991 – The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved at a meeting in
Prague. 1997 – China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong
Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. 1999 – The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Elizabeth II on the day that legislative powers are officially transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh. 2002 – The International Criminal Court is established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. 2002 – Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 and a DHL (German cargo) Boeing 757 collide in mid-air over Überlingen, southern Germany, killing all 71 on board. 2003 – Over 500,000 people protest against efforts to pass
anti-sedition legislation in Hong Kong. 2006 – The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway in China. 2007 – The Concert for Diana is held at the new Wembley
Stadium in London and broadcast in 140 countries. 2007 – Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor
spaces. 2013 – Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European
Union. 2013 – The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) begins its operative peacekeeping mandate in Mali. 2013 – Neptune’s moon S/2004 N 1 is discovered. 2015 – Militants launch attacks on Egyptian Armed Forces checkpoints in North Sinai, leaving dozens of security personnel and insurgents killed.