The Dutch expedition captained by Admiral Van Warwyck first sighted Mauritius.
Source
During the Senate climate crisis task force, climate change activity Greta Thunberg said, 'You're not trying hard enough. Sorry.'
Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek declared his discovery of microorganisms to the Royal Society in London.
Conjoined twins were successfully separated for the first time.
NASA unveiled its first space shuttle, the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
The fourth great fire of San Francisco happened, destroying a considerable portion of the city.
