Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-68.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-68.
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1954
The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
1939
Birth of Len Cariou
Born: Len Cariou, Canadian actor.
1939
NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game.
NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game.
1938
Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland…
Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
1791
France's National Constituent Assembly is dissolved, to be replaced the next day by the National…
France's National Constituent Assembly is dissolved, to be replaced the next day by the National Legislative Assembly.
940
Death of Fan Yanguang
Died: Fan Yanguang, Chinese general.
489
The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time.
The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time.
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