President Richard Nixon made history by becoming the first U.S. president to visit the People’s Republic of China
This visit, known as the “ping-pong diplomacy,” was a major step in normalizing relations between the two countries, which had been hostile toward each other since the end of World War II.

The peace symbol is designed by Gerald Holtom
The now iconic peace symbol, consisting of a circle, a vertical line, and a diagonal line, was first designed in 1958 by British artist Gerald Holtom. Holtom was commissioned to create a logo for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), and his design was intended to represent the letters “N” and “D” (for “nuclear disarmament”) within the circle of the world.

The world’s first telephone book is issued in New Haven, Connecticut
The New Haven District Telephone Company issued the first telephone directory in the world. This small booklet, which was only 18 pages long, listed 50 people and their telephone numbers. Prior to this, people had to rely on switchboard operators to connect them with other people.

The world’s first railway journey takes place in Wales
The first full-scale steam locomotive, built by Richard Trevithick, traveled from the Pen-y-darren ironworks near Merthyr Tydfil to Abercynon