Ren Zhengfei founded Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. in China.
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The Invasion of the Cape Colony came to an end. The Dutch Cape Colony surrendered to the British after three months of battling.
Aboard the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin discovered the Galapagos Islands.
The 2000 Summer Olympic Games opened in Sydney, Australia.
Tanks were used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme, during World War I.
The psychological crime thriller movie 'Se7en,' starring Morgan Freeman, premiered in New York.
