| 1981 - | The first American space shutte, Columbia, returned safely to Earth |
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| 1972 - | The US spacecraft Apollo 16 was launched |
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| 1972 - | The American spacecraft Apollo 16, bound for the Moon, was launched |
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| 1953 - | The Queen launched the royal yacht 'Britannia' |
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| 1951 - | Seventy-five people died when the British submarine Affray sank in the English Channel |
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| 1951 - | The British submarine 'Affray' sank in the Channel, with the loss of 75 lives |
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| 1912 - | US pilot Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel |
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| 1912 - | American pilot Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the Channel |
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| 1908 - | Natural Bridges National Monument forms (Lake Powell Utah) |
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| 1900 - | US Post Office issues 1st books of postage stamps |
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| 1883 - | Paul Kruger became the new President of South Africa |
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| 1850 - | Marie Tussaud, the Swiss born founder of the world famous waxworks, died |
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| 1746 - | Bonnie Prince Charlie was defeated at the battle of Culloden |
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| 1689 - | Francisco de Goya, the famous Spanish artist, died |
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