1895 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays

1926 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system

1901 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean

1807 Innovation of the steamboat

1903 Innovation of the aeroplane

1814 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)

1876 Innovation of the telephone

1804 Haiti declared its independence from France

1835 The Treaty of New Echota was signed between the United States Government and representatives of a minority Cherokee Political Faction

1964 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law

1808 The slave trade became illegal when the United States enacted a law banning the importation of slaves

2003 The Spirit Rover was launched by NASA to start the Mars Exploration Rover mission

1767 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)

1965 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law

1836 Spain recognized the independence of Mexico by signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty

2018 WHO officially announced it will categorize gaming addiction as a mental health condition

1994 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement

1924 Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announced that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in the universe

1940 Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain

1974 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law

1921 The Communist Party of China (CPC) was formed, and Chen Duxiu was elected its leader

1949 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed the papers to grant independence to Indonesia