January 13 in history: Flag of Greece is officially adopted by the First National Assembly and more
| Updated: Jan 14, 2020, 03:01 PM IST
From Bill Gates stepping down as Microsoft's chief executive officer to American industrialist Henry Ford patenting plastic automobile construction, let's take a look at what happened today.
1822
Flag of Greece is officially adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus
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1942
American industrialist Henry Ford patents plastic automobile construction.
(Photograph:WION)
1988
Lee Teng-hui becomes first Taiwanese President of the Republic of China.
(Photograph:WION)
1993
Chemical Weapons Convention opens for signature.
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2000
Bill Gates steps down as Microsoft's chief executive officer.