Aeroflot Flight 036 crashes in Soviet Ukraine, killing 34.
Aeroflot Flight 036 crashes in Soviet Ukraine, killing 34.
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1958
Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails.…
Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country.
1945
The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published.
The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published.
1942
World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin.
World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin.
1887
Birth of Charles I of Austria
Born: Charles I of Austria (died 1922).
1807
Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River,…
Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world.
1324
Death of Irene of Brunswick
Died: Irene of Brunswick (born 1293).
986
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and…
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forces at the Gate of Trajan, with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping.
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