1775 – Sir James Jay invents invisible ink
1877 – US inventor Thomas Edison demonstrates his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time
1892 – A patent was issued to Almon Brown Strowger for the rotary dial.
1910 – The first US patent for inventing the traffic lights system is issued to Ernest Sirrine.
1947 – The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution that called for the division of Palestine between Arabs and Jews.
1971 – The Professional Golf Championship was held at Walt Disney World for the first time.
1998 – Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected legalizing heroin and other narcotics.
By: Archa Dave
