A V-2 rocket captured the first photograph of Earth from outer space.
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Iceland's Prime Minister joined thousands of women on strike to protest gender inequality.
On her 63rd birthday, American school teacher Annie Taylor was the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
A pair of Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike Air Ships broke the record for the highest-selling sneakers at auction.
The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.
Someone in South Carolina won a $1.6 billion lottery jackpot, making it the biggest win in US history at the time.
