1814-Jul-25 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)
1863-Jan-01 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
2003-Jun-10 The Spirit Rover was launched by NASA to start the Mars Exploration Rover mission
1973-Oct-20 Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House
1956-Mar-03 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle
1836-Dec-28 Spain recognized the independence of Mexico by signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty
1959-Jan-01 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista ousted by Castro-led revolution
2018-Jun-12 The 2018 North Korea–United States Summit was held in Singapore
2002-Jan-02 The Legislative Assembly appointed Eduardo Duhalde as interim President of Argentina
1997-Jul-01 The United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China
1996-Mar-17 Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup
1990-Jan-03 Panamanian dictator Noriega surrendered to the United States
1903-Dec-17 Innovation of the aeroplane
1924-Dec-30 Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announced that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in the universe
1926-Jan-26 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
