1910 – Modern neon lighting was demonstrated for the first time at the Paris Motor Show.
1958 – Phone calls without the need for an operator are inaugurated in the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II when she speaks to the Lord Provost in a call from Bristol to Edinburgh.
1993 – The Space Shuttle Endeavour launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
1994 – The PlayStation was released in Japan
2006 – NASA revealed photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.