Queen Elizabeth I claimed the throne after her half-sister, Queen Mary I, died November 17, 1558.
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King Henry VIII became the head of the Church of England.
US Airways Flight 1549 landed on the Hudson River, NYC.
Emperor Otho began his three-month reign after overthrowing the previous emperor.
Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom opened at Walt Disney World Resort, Florida.
A Chinese Long March rocket launched the Belarussian government's Belintersat-1 satellite into orbit.
