In just 57 seconds, illusionist Harry Houdini successfully unchained himself while underwater.
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NASA's Opportunity Mars rover launched from the Florida Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Tourists in Kazakhstan beat a seal unconscious on a beach so that children could take pictures with it.
Spanish conquistadors defeated a large Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba.
Jesse James and the famous James-Younger Gang robbed the Missouri Pacific Railroad near Otterville, Missouri, US.
The London bombings took place.