The EU declared that single-use plastics would be banned by 2021.
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A V-2 rocket captured the first photograph of Earth from outer space.
Folklore states that injured soldier Gil Pérez was mysteriously transported from the Philippines to Mexico City.
The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.
British astronomer William Lassell discovered two of Uranus' moons, Ariel and Umbriel.
On her 63rd birthday, American school teacher Annie Taylor was the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.