1926 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
1949 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed the papers to grant independence to Indonesia
2003 The Spirit Rover was launched by NASA to start the Mars Exploration Rover mission
1917 President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany
1945 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries
1807 Innovation of the steamboat
1903 Innovation of the aeroplane
1956 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle
1901 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean
1964 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law
1814 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)
1994 Nelson Mandela sworn in as the first black president of South Africa
1996 Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup
1963 President John F. Kennedy signed the United States Equal Pay Act into law