The English navy defeated the Spanish Armada at the Battle of Gravelines.
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J. R. R. Tolkien published the original 'The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring' novel.
Sir Robert Baden-Powell established the Boys Scouts in England.
David Berkowitz, otherwise known as the Son of Sam serial killer, shot his first victims.
A screening test of Walt Disney's ''Steamboat Willie” occurred featuring Mickey Mouse.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which became NASA.