1895 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays

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

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

1940 Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain

1767 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)

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

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

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

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

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

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

1807 Innovation of the steamboat

1932 Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City

1814 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)

1963 President John F. Kennedy signed the United States Equal Pay Act into law

1964 Kenya became a republic