The Boeing 747 aircraft touched down at Heathrow Airport at the end of its first transatlantic flight 

Britain grants responsible govt to former colony of Transvaal 

First time Dow Jones closes above 100 (10026) 

Football rules committee legalizes forward pass 

Southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison 

Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam 

Freeland Colony founded in US 

The Royal Aeronautical Society was founded in London, UK 

Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician, dies.