Explorer Christopher Columbus was given funding for his first journey.
He signed the contract in Santa Fe near Granada, Spain, and set sail to find the Indies on August 3.
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The United Kingdom officially created its first National Park, the Peak District National Park.
A US National Reconnaissance Office mission launched on a reused SpaceX booster for the first time.
Dua Lipa made the cover of the TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people.
Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of killing US Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
1,400 Cuban exiles failed to overthrow Fidel Castro after landing in the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba.
