The first American soldiers arrived in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War.
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NASA's Explorer 6 satellite launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Lynne Cox set a new record by swimming 2.7 miles (4.3 km) from Alaska to Siberia in a swimsuit.
The first British troops arrived in France during World War I.
Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for US president by the Progressive Party.
The National Space Development Agency of Japan selected Mamoru Mohri, Chiaki Mukai, and Takao Doi as Japan’s first astronauts.
