Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.
Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.
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1961
Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a dog and a human dummy, and demonstrating that the Soviet Union…
Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a dog and a human dummy, and demonstrating that the Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight.
1944
World War II: Soviet Army planes attack Tallinn, Estonia.
World War II: Soviet Army planes attack Tallinn, Estonia.
1934
Birth of Joyce Van Patten
Born: Joyce Van Patten, American actress.
1876
Death of Louise Colet
Died: Louise Colet, French poet (born 1810).
1815
Francis Ronalds describes the first battery-operated clock in the Philosophical Magazine.
Francis Ronalds describes the first battery-operated clock in the Philosophical Magazine.
1009
First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg.
First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg.
141 BCE
Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han dynasty of China.
Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han dynasty of China.
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