1890 - Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia. 1894 - Claude Debussy's first orchestral masterpiece "Prélude à l'apres-midi d'un faune" premieres in Paris 1930 - Convention of Economic Rapprochement/Oslo Agreesments signed between some European countries in response to the Great Depression 1940 - World War II: Himarë is captured by the Greek army. 1942 - World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon 2017 - UN Security Council votes 15 to 0 for additional sanctions on North Korea, including measures to slash the country's petrol imports by up to 90% 2018 - Partial shutdown of US federal government begins 2022 - US Drug Enforcement Administration says it seized enough fentanyl in 2022 to kill every American, more than 379 million doses More Historical Events »