930-World's oldest parliament, the Icelandic Parliament is established, the Alþingi (anglicized as Althing or Althingi)
1868-Christopher Latham Sholes patents the Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful of its kind
1960-First contraceptive pill is made available for purchase in the United States
1974-First extraterrestrial message sent from Earth into space
1983-Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa meets Pope John Paul II during papal visit to Poland
2016-United Kingdom votes in the Brexit referendum to leave the European Union