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

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

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

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

1945 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries

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

1932 Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City

1876 Innovation of the telephone

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

1814 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)

1807 Innovation of the steamboat

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

1994 Nelson Mandela sworn in as the first black president of South Africa

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

1940 Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain