Today in History

October 7

1769 - Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand for the first time.

1949 - The Democratic Republic of Germany is formed.

1950 - China invades Tibet.

1955 - Egypt and Saudi Arabia sign a joint defence agreement in Cairo. 1963 - US President John F. Kennedy signs nuclear test-ban treaty between the US, Britain and Soviet Union.

1971 - Oman joins the United Nations.

1981 - Egyptian Vice President Hosni Mubarak is nominated as successor to slain President Anwar Sadat.

1990 - Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum passes away.

2015 - UAE opens new diplomatic mission in Havana, Cuba.