1808-Jan-01 The slave trade became illegal when the United States enacted a law banning the importation of slaves
1963-Jun-10 President John F. Kennedy signed the United States Equal Pay Act into law
1964-Jul-02 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law
1965-Aug-06 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law
1974-Jan-02 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law
2003-Jun-10 The Spirit Rover was launched by NASA to start the Mars Exploration Rover mission
1991-Jul-10 Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as the first elected President of Russia
1993-Jan-01 Czechoslovakia was divided into two independent states
1949-Dec-27 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed the papers to grant independence to Indonesia
1901-Dec-12 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean
1807-Aug-17 Innovation of the steamboat
1926-Jan-26 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
1932-Dec-27 Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City
1903-Nov-06 The USA recognized the independence of Panama
1876-Mar-07 Innovation of the telephone
1997-Jul-01 The United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China
1945-Oct-24 The United Nations was officially established
1863-Jan-01 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
1999-Jan-01 The Euro became the official currency in 11 European countries
1956-Mar-03 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle
