1836 Spain recognized the independence of Mexico by signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty
1767 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)
1932 Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City
1965 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law
1917 President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany
1949 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed the papers to grant independence to Indonesia
1959 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista ousted by Castro-led revolution
1994 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1901 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean
1993 Czechoslovakia was divided into two independent states
1996 Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup
1814 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)
1974 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law
1990 Panamanian dictator Noriega surrendered to the United States