2019
Toy Story 4 premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in LA, California.
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2010
South Africa played host to the first FIFA World Cup in Africa.
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2008
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into Earth’s orbit atop a Delta II rocket.
Previously known as the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), the telescope was designed to observe gamma rays from a low Earth orbit. At the time of its launch, it was the most highly advanced and sensitive gamma-ray telescope in space.
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1987
British prime minister Margaret Thatcher won elections for a record third term.
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1982
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial by Steven Spielberg was released.
The movie had a budget of just $10.5 million and had a box office success of $792.9 million.
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1975
The comedy-drama musical “Nashville” written by Robert Altman was released.
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1966
The Rolling Stones hit single “Paint It Black” reached number 1 in the US.
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1963
Alabama Governor George Wallace stood in front of the schoolhouse door, refusing entry to two African American students.
This took place at the Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama. Wallace’s attempt to continue segregation brought him into the national spotlight once President John F. Kennedy issued Executive Order 11111. The order brought in the National Guard, which forced Wallace to step aside.
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1962
President John F. Kennedy gained an honorary degree from Yale University.
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1798
Napoleon took the island of Malta.
Thousands of soldiers surrounded the island at strategic points, procuring the island in the process.
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1770
After narrowly escaping a shipwreck, British explorer Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Cook’s ship was severely damaged and needed serious repair that set him back seven weeks.
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1742
American leading figure Benjamin Franklin created the Franklin Stove.
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1509
King Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon.
When his marriage to Catherine did not produce a male heir, King Henry became infatuated with Anne Boleyn. After Pope Clement VII refused to grant a divorce from Catherine, King Henry took it upon himself to assume supremacy over the church. This set off a chain of events that eventually led to England’s division with the Catholic Church.
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1144
The Basilica of St Denis in Paris was completed and dedicated.
The church was the first structure to include all Gothic Architecture elements in the world.
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