1994-May-10 Nelson Mandela sworn in as the first black president of South Africa
1940-May-10 Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain
1804-Jan-01 Haiti declared its independence from France
1926-Jan-26 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
1964-Jun-12 Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison
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
2002-Jan-02 The Legislative Assembly appointed Eduardo Duhalde as interim President of Argentina
1921-Jul-01 The Communist Party of China (CPC) was formed, and Chen Duxiu was elected its leader
1863-Jan-01 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
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)
1964-Jul-02 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law
1973-Oct-20 Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House
1963-Jun-10 President John F. Kennedy signed the United States Equal Pay Act into law
1836-Dec-28 Spain recognized the independence of Mexico by signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty
1924-Dec-30 Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announced that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in the universe
