1901-Dec-12 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean
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
1963-Jun-10 President John F. Kennedy signed the United States Equal Pay Act into law
1949-Dec-27 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed the papers to grant independence to Indonesia
1926-Jan-26 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
1997-Jul-01 The United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China
1940-May-10 Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain
1863-Jan-01 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
2002-Jan-02 The Legislative Assembly appointed Eduardo Duhalde as interim President of Argentina
1835-Dec-29 The Treaty of New Echota was signed between the United States Government and representatives of a minority Cherokee Political Faction
1903-Dec-17 Innovation of the aeroplane
1999-Jan-01 The Euro became the official currency in 11 European countries
1917-Apr-02 President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany