1565-First Spanish settlement in the Philippines is founded in Cebu City
1865-Steamboat "SS Sultana" explodes in the Mississippi River, killing up to 1,800 of the 2,427 passengers in the greatest maritime disaster in United States history; most are paroled Union POWs on their way home.
1904-The Australian Labor Party under Prime Minister Chris Watson becomes the first Labor government in the world
1915-Counterattack launched by Turkish forces under the command of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk against allied troops
1937-First U.S. social security payment made
1945-Italian partisans capture Benito Mussolini in Dongo, near Lake Como
1960-South Korean President Syngman Rhee resigns after 12 years in power
2005-The superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France
Source: Korea Times News
