1895-Nov-08 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays
2003-Jun-10 The Spirit Rover was launched by NASA to start the Mars Exploration Rover mission
1956-Mar-03 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle
1994-Jan-01 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1836-Dec-28 Spain recognized the independence of Mexico by signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty
1997-Jul-01 The United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China
1903-Dec-17 Innovation of the aeroplane
1963-Jun-10 President John F. Kennedy signed the United States Equal Pay Act into law
1974-Jan-02 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law
1996-Mar-17 Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup
1804-Jan-01 Haiti declared its independence from France
1964-Dec-12 Kenya became a republic
1959-Jan-01 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista ousted by Castro-led revolution
1994-May-10 Nelson Mandela sworn in as the first black president of South Africa
1990-Jan-03 Panamanian dictator Noriega surrendered to the United States
