1899 - Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, President of the fledgling Philippine Republic, issues a counter-manifesto to (a softened version) of United States President William McKinley's imperialistic "Benevolent Assimilation" Proclamation; Aguinaldo warns of his government being “disposed to open hostilities if the American troops attempt to take forcible possession of the Visayan islands.”
1896 - The discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Roentgen is reported in a newspaper.
1972 - The development of the space shuttle, an American space vehicle designed to be reused, begins under Richard Nixon.
1976 - Khmer Rouge communist leader Pol Pot changes the name of Cambodia to Kampuchea and legalizes his government.
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