NASA launched the Apollo 4 test spacecraft to test the Saturn V rocket for the first time.
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The Stockholm Bloodbath came to an end when the final executions took place.
The first sustained flight of over five minutes was achieved and traveled three miles in the process.
Holy Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria defeated Frederick I of Austria during the Battle of Gammelsdorf.
King Edward VII was gifted with The Cullinan Diamond (the world's largest diamond) on his 60th birthday.
The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express, the first European spacecraft to reach Venus.
