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
1990-Jan-03 Panamanian dictator Noriega surrendered to the United States
1964-Jul-02 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law
1808-Jan-01 The slave trade became illegal when the United States enacted a law banning the importation of slaves
1994-May-10 Nelson Mandela sworn in as the first black president of South Africa
1836-Dec-28 Spain recognized the independence of Mexico by signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty
1973-Oct-20 Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House
1903-Nov-06 The USA recognized the independence of Panama
1964-Dec-12 Kenya became a republic
1921-Jul-01 The Communist Party of China (CPC) was formed, and Chen Duxiu was elected its leader
1994-Jan-01 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
2002-Jan-02 The Legislative Assembly appointed Eduardo Duhalde as interim President of Argentina
2018-Jun-12 The 2018 North Korea–United States Summit was held in Singapore
1945-Dec-27 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries
1835-Dec-29 The Treaty of New Echota was signed between the United States Government and representatives of a minority Cherokee Political Faction
1924-Jan-25 The first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France
