Britain declared war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continued interfering in Italy and Switzerland.
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Apollo 10 was launched from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on a mission to the Moon.
The Crusaders lost control of the city of Acre, the Kingdom of Jerusalem's last bastion, after a fourteen-day siege.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Tennessee Valley Act to build dams.
Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of treason led to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe, who was his roommate.
Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
