1814 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)
1993 Czechoslovakia was divided into two independent states
1994 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1999 The Euro became the official currency in 11 European countries
1804 Haiti declared its independence from France
1996 Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup
1926 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
1876 Innovation of the telephone
1895 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays
1990 Panamanian dictator Noriega surrendered to the United States
1974 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law
1940 Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain
2003 The Spirit Rover was launched by NASA to start the Mars Exploration Rover mission
1836 Spain recognized the independence of Mexico by signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty