1964 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law
1994 Nelson Mandela sworn in as the first black president of South Africa
1767 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)
1965 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law
1807 Innovation of the steamboat
1901 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean
1895 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays
1945 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries
1926 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
1814 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)
1921 The Communist Party of China (CPC) was formed, and Chen Duxiu was elected its leader
1963 President John F. Kennedy signed the United States Equal Pay Act into law
1903 Innovation of the aeroplane
1836 Spain recognized the independence of Mexico by signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty