Metallica performs a show in Antarctica, making them the first musical act to perform on all seven continents.
Metallica performs a show in Antarctica, making them the first musical act to perform on all seven continents.
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2010
The Japanese solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS passes the planet Venus at a distance of about 80,800 km (50,200…
The Japanese solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS passes the planet Venus at a distance of about 80,800 km (50,200 mi).
1988
A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany,…
A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing five people and injuring 50 others.
1969
Olympic Airways Flight 954 strikes a mountain outside of Keratea, Greece, killing 90 people in the worst…
Olympic Airways Flight 954 strikes a mountain outside of Keratea, Greece, killing 90 people in the worst crash of a Douglas DC-6 in history.
1914
World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the…
World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
899
Death of Arnulf of Carinthia
Died: Arnulf of Carinthia (born 850).
395
Later Yan is defeated by its former vassal Northern Wei at the Battle of Canhe Slope.
Later Yan is defeated by its former vassal Northern Wei at the Battle of Canhe Slope.
65 BCE
Birth of Horace
Born: Horace, Roman poet (died 8 BC).
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