1) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the United States outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

2) The United States recently held its presidential election in 2020, resulting in Joe Biden being elected as the 46th President of the United States and Kamala Harris as the Vice President, making history as the first female Vice President.

3) The development of the microprocessor by Intel in 1971 paved the way for the modern computer and led to the exponential growth of computing power.

4) The concept of banking dates back thousands of years, with evidence of early banking activities found in ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia and Egypt.