Jimi Hendrix and Pete Townshend performed an epic battle of the guitars.
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The world's first stealth-oriented aircraft, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, took its first flight.
US President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the beginning of the War of 1812.
NASA launched the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the first American lunar mission in ten years.
Louisiana enacted a law requiring all state classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.
Pope Francis blamed Global warming on 'human selfishness.'
