1) The abolition of slavery in the United States was officially proclaimed with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution in 1865.

2) The first graphical web browser, Mosaic, was released in 1993 and played a key role in popularizing the World Wide Web.

3) The Tour de France, first held in 1903, is one of the most prestigious and grueling cycling races, covering over 3,500 kilometers (2,200 miles) in three weeks.

4) The first video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, was released in 1972 and featured games such as Pong and Table Tennis.