Armenia declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
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The first-ever message was sent from a ship to the shore at Cliff House, San Francisco.
French explorer Jacques Cartier arrived in the city of Quebec during his third voyage to Canada.
Scottish knight William Wallace was executed for treason by being hung, drawn, and quartered by order of King Edward I of England.
India became the fourth nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon.
During World War I, Japan officially declared war on Germany.
