A V-2 rocket captured the first photograph of Earth from outer space.
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The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.
Dubbed 'Black Thursday,' the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.
On her 63rd birthday, American school teacher Annie Taylor was the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
John White returned to England after failing to find the lost Roanoke colonists.
People in South Asia witnessed a total eclipse that lasted 2 minutes and 9 seconds.
