1932-Dec-27 Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City
1814-Jul-25 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)
1991-Jul-10 Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as the first elected President of Russia
1863-Jan-01 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
1959-Jan-01 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista ousted by Castro-led revolution
1807-Aug-17 Innovation of the steamboat
1996-Mar-17 Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup
1926-Jan-26 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
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
1994-Jan-01 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1956-Mar-03 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle
1964-Dec-12 Kenya became a republic
1974-Jan-02 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law
1808-Jan-01 The slave trade became illegal when the United States enacted a law banning the importation of slaves