1876-Mar-07 Innovation of the telephone
1814-Jul-25 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)
1903-Dec-17 Innovation of the aeroplane
1807-Aug-17 Innovation of the steamboat
1901-Dec-12 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean
1926-Jan-26 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
1895-Nov-08 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays
1808-Jan-01 The slave trade became illegal when the United States enacted a law banning the importation of slaves
1835-Dec-29 The Treaty of New Echota was signed between the United States Government and representatives of a minority Cherokee Political Faction
1940-May-10 Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain
1924-Dec-30 Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announced that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in the universe
1924-Jan-25 The first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France
1994-Jan-01 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1959-Jan-01 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista ousted by Castro-led revolution
1921-Jul-01 The Communist Party of China (CPC) was formed, and Chen Duxiu was elected its leader
1997-Jul-01 The United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China
2018-Jun-18 WHO officially announced it will categorize gaming addiction as a mental health condition
2003-Jun-10 The Spirit Rover was launched by NASA to start the Mars Exploration Rover mission
1999-Jan-01 The Euro became the official currency in 11 European countries
1945-Dec-27 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries
1965-Aug-06 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law
1964-Jul-02 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law
