2015 Event Barack Obama becomes the first U.S. president to address the African Union, which includes 54 nations as members; the president emphasized the importance of growing economies, reducing corruption, increasing education, and instituting democracy 2010 Event Leaders of the twenty largest economies meet for the 2010 G-20 Summit in Toronto, Canada 1990 Event East and West Germany merge their economies 1990 Event West and East Germany agree to merge currency and economies on July 1st 1931 Birthday Boris Yeltsin, born in Russia, first President of the Russian Federation, endorsed free market economies
