1926-Jan-26 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
1924-Dec-30 Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announced that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in the universe
1994-May-10 Nelson Mandela sworn in as the first black president of South Africa
1945-Oct-24 The United Nations was officially established
1807-Aug-17 Innovation of the steamboat
2003-Jun-10 The Spirit Rover was launched by NASA to start the Mars Exploration Rover mission
1964-Dec-12 Kenya became a republic
1991-Jul-10 Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as the first elected President of Russia
1808-Jan-01 The slave trade became illegal when the United States enacted a law banning the importation of slaves
1945-Dec-27 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries
1996-Mar-17 Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup
1997-Jul-01 The United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China
1814-Jul-25 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)
1965-Aug-06 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law
1959-Jan-01 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista ousted by Castro-led revolution