1914CE
Invention
First Electric Traffic Signal Installed
The world's first electric traffic signal is installed in Cleveland, Ohio, at the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street. It featured red and green lights and a warning buzzer.
The world's first electric traffic signal is installed in Cleveland, Ohio, at the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street. It featured red and green lights and a warning buzzer.
An American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969. His iconic words upon stepping onto the lunar surface, 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,' are historically renowned.
Nelson Mandela is arrested and jailed for his involvement in the anti-apartheid movement. He would go on to spend 27 years in prison before becoming South Africa's first black president.
The NASA spacecraft Mariner 7 successfully completes its closest flyby of Mars, returning images and data about the planet's atmosphere and surface. It followed its twin spacecraft, Mariner 6, which had flown by days earlier.