NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
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1973
JAT Airways Flight 769 crashes into the Maganik mountain range while on approach to Titograd Airport,…
JAT Airways Flight 769 crashes into the Maganik mountain range while on approach to Titograd Airport, killing 35 passengers and six crew.
1941
Construction begins on the Pentagon.
Construction begins on the Pentagon.
1937
Birth of Queen Paola of Belgium
Born: Queen Paola of Belgium.
1789
Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
1063
Death of Béla I of Hungary
Died: Béla I of Hungary (born 1016).
911
William I of Aquitaine gifts abbot Berno a group of lands close to Mâcon to found a new monastery.…
William I of Aquitaine gifts abbot Berno a group of lands close to Mâcon to found a new monastery. Contrary to other Benedictine monasteries, William sets the monastery outside of the control of any feudal lord.
9
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its history and…
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its history and the Rhine is established as the border between the Empire and the so-called barbarians for the next four hundred years.
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