1605 – The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid, Spain. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote
1968 – Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folsom_State_Prison#In_popular_culture
1959 – The Caves of Nerja are rediscovered in Spain. Source: http://www.thenerjacaves.com/
1927 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences#History
1929 – The Adventures of Tintin, one of the most popular European comic books ever, is first published in Belgium. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin
1839 – The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daguerreotype#Invention
1912 – New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_statehood
1896 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_R%C3%B6ntgen
1912 – The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal charter. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scout_Association#1910.E2.80.931920:_Growth
1957 – The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. Source: http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/01/dayintech_0103
