Adolphe Célestin Pégoud became Europe’s first man to use a parachute.
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The Soviets shot down the plane of an American CIA agent, and the pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The first photos to reveal that the Aral Sea was shrinking were taken by NASA.
The Battle of Knockdoe occurred in County Galway, Ireland.
The London Electric Cab began operating on London streets.
The first eclipse observation from a hot air balloon took place at 11,500 feet altitude by Dmitri Mendeleev in Russia.