Canada installed its first ATM, modernizing banking by allowing customers to perform financial transactions without a teller.
📍 Toronto, Canada
Revolutionary leader Che Guevara was captured by Bolivian forces, marking the end of his efforts to incite global insurgency.
📍 La Higuera, Bolivia
The BBC launched the first regular color television broadcasts in the United Kingdom, transforming the viewing experience.
📍 London, England
The United States enacted the Cuban Adjustment Act, allowing Cuban refugees to apply for permanent residency after fleeing Fidel Castro's regime.
📍 Washington, D.C., USA
The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution condemning apartheid and calling for sanctions against South Africa.
📍 New York City, USA
Pan American World Airways inaugurated the first jetliner service across the Pacific Ocean, revolutionizing international air travel.
📍 San Francisco, USA
Italian forces invaded Greece during World War II, but were met with strong resistance, marking a significant Axis setback.
📍 Greece
British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the sealed tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, one of the greatest archaeological finds in history.
📍 Valley of the Kings, Egypt
KDKA in Pittsburgh made the first commercial radio broadcast, marking the birth of modern radio with coverage of the U.S. presidential election.
📍 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
The first regular international commercial flight service began between London and Paris, marking a new era in air travel.
📍 London, England / Paris, France
The British government issued the Balfour Declaration, expressing support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
📍 London, England
North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to the United States as the 39th and 40th states, expanding the Union.
📍 USA
The inaugural issue of *Science* magazine was published, becoming one of the world's leading scientific journals.
📍 New York City, USA
Warren G. Harding, who served as the 29th President of the United States and advocated for a 'return to normalcy' after World War I, was born.
📍 Ohio, USA
George Boole, mathematician and logician whose work laid the foundations for computer science, died in Ireland.
📍 County Cork, Ireland
James K. Polk, the 11th President of the United States known for expanding U.S. territory through the Mexican-American War, died shortly after leaving office.
📍 Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Día de los Muertos, a blend of indigenous and Catholic traditions honoring deceased loved ones, became widely celebrated in Mexico.
📍 Mexico
Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France before the French Revolution and a symbol of royal excess, was born in Vienna.
📍 Vienna, Austria
The Library Company of Philadelphia, founded by Benjamin Franklin, opened as the first public lending library in America.
📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Renowned Baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens, famous for his vibrant and dynamic paintings, died in Antwerp.
📍 Antwerp, Belgium