Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an…
Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission.
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1973
1967
Aeroflot Flight 2230 crashes near Koltsovo Airport, killing 107.
Aeroflot Flight 2230 crashes near Koltsovo Airport, killing 107.
1945
UNESCO is founded.
UNESCO is founded.
1940
The Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.
The Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.
1855
David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe.
David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe.
1836
Birth of Kalākaua of Hawaii
Born: Kalākaua of Hawaii (died 1891).
951
Emperor Li Jing sends a Southern Tang expeditionary force of 10,000 men under Bian Hao to conquer Chu. Li…
Emperor Li Jing sends a Southern Tang expeditionary force of 10,000 men under Bian Hao to conquer Chu. Li Jing removes the ruling family to his own capital in Nanjing, ending the Chu Kingdom.
897
Death of Gu Yanhui
Died: Gu Yanhui, Chinese warlord.
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