1804 Haiti declared its independence from France
1895 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays
1965 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law
1767 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)
1807 Innovation of the steamboat
1994 Nelson Mandela sworn in as the first black president of South Africa
1964 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law
1903 Innovation of the aeroplane
1921 The Communist Party of China (CPC) was formed, and Chen Duxiu was elected its leader
1836 Spain recognized the independence of Mexico by signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty
1901 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean