1964 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law
1926 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
1932 Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City
1940 Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain
1836 Spain recognized the independence of Mexico by signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty
1945 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries
1997 The United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China
1921 The Communist Party of China (CPC) was formed, and Chen Duxiu was elected its leader
1895 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays
1767 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)
1949 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed the papers to grant independence to Indonesia