1895-Nov-08 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays
1808-Jan-01 The slave trade became illegal when the United States enacted a law banning the importation of slaves
1921-Jul-01 The Communist Party of China (CPC) was formed, and Chen Duxiu was elected its leader
1996-Mar-17 Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup
1990-Jan-03 Panamanian dictator Noriega surrendered to the United States
1932-Dec-27 Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City
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
2018-Jun-12 The 2018 North Korea–United States Summit was held in Singapore
1767-Dec-28 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)
1926-Jan-26 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
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
2002-Jan-02 The Legislative Assembly appointed Eduardo Duhalde as interim President of Argentina
1924-Dec-30 Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announced that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in the universe
