| 1984 - | The US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, was attacked by a suicide car bomber |
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| 1973 - | An IRA bomb exploded at the Chelsea barracks |
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| 1967 - | The liner Queen Elizabeth II was launched from Clydebank |
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| 1961 - | An Argentinian became the first person to swim non-stop across the Channel and back |
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| 1946 - | The first ever Cannes film festival was held |
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| 1911 - | Yanks set team record 12 errors in a double header |
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| 1908 - | Chic White Sox Frank Smith 2nd no-hitter, beats Phila 1-0 |
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| 1907 - | Pitts Nick Maddox no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 2-1 |
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| 1905 - | Cleveland makes AL record 7 errors in an inning |
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| 1904 - | George Ades College Widow, premieres in NYC |
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| 1904 - | Orville and Wilbur Wright fly a circle in their Flyer II |
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| 1902 - | Chic White Sox Jim Callahan no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0 |
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| 1854 - | The first ever 'Victoria Crosses' were awarded during the Crimean War |
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| 1519 - | Ferdinand Magellan, with a fleet of five small ships, sailed from Seville on his expedition around the world |
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| 1519 - | Ferdinand Magellan left Spain on his around the world voyage |
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