Charles Darwin was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for his revolutionary role in developing science.
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NASA's Voyager 2 came into close contact with Uranus and captured many images that uncovered 11 new moons.
A B-52 bomber carrying two nuclear bombs broke up mid-air over North Carolina.
A Japanese soldier was found hiding in Guam.
The Doomsday Clock was set at 90 seconds to midnight after new escalations in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The world's first McDonald's drive-through was opened in Arizona.