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

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

1767 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)

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

1964 Kenya became a republic

1863 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation

2018 WHO officially announced it will categorize gaming addiction as a mental health condition

1997 The United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China

1974 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law

1895 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays

1940 Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain

1990 Panamanian dictator Noriega surrendered to the United States

1903 Innovation of the aeroplane

1945 The United Nations was officially established

1932 Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City

1956 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle