1903 Innovation of the aeroplane

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

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

1876 Innovation of the telephone

1895 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays

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

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

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

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

1767 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)

1814 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)

1945 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries

1964 Kenya became a republic

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

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