2020
The world’s largest twin-engine airliner completed its first trip.
The Boeing 777x flew from Washington to Seattle.
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2005
Spilled coconut water caused a stampede that killed more than 258 people in India.
The event happened at the Mandher Devi temple in Maharashtra, India. Three hundred thousand people attended the temple as part of an annual pilgrimage where pilgrims slipped on coconut water underfoot, causing fire and panic.
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1998
David Beckham & Victoria Beckham got engaged.
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1979
Robert Williams became the first recorded person to be killed by a robot in the US.
On this day, a one-ton mechanical arm struck him while working at the Ford Motor Company in Michigan.
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1964
Nike was founded.
Originally called Blue Ribbon Sports, the company officially became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1971.
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1964
Cash Box Top 100 placed The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” at #1.
This meant it was The Beatles’ first single to top the charts in the US.
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1964
NASA launched the Echo 2 experimental communications satellite.
Echo 2 was the second launch of NASA’s first communications satellite project. It was essentially a 135-foot (41.1 m) shiny balloon that was able to reflect communication signals. It differed significantly from later satellites not just because of its shape but because it could not amplify signals on its own.
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1961
Walt Disney’s animation “101 Dalmatians” was released in theaters.
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1949
The first-ever Emmy Awards were presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles.
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1945
Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first place in the US to add fluoride to its water supply in a bid to improve oral health.
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1924
The world’s first Winter Olympics took place in Chamonix, France.
Sixteen nations from across the world took part in the games, with Germany being banned from entering. It is generally accepted that the ban was due to the French occupation of the Ruhr and the Rheinland at the time.
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1840
Charles Wilkes discovered Antarctica during an American Naval Expedition.
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41 AD
Claudius became the Roman Emperor.
Did you know that his birth name is Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus?
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