Christopher Columbus left the New World to sail to Spain.
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North Korea officially abandoned all reunification plans with South Korea.
American author Peter Benchley published his novel 'Jaws.'
The Columbia space shuttle took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final time.
During the Peninsular War, the British defeated the French at the Battle of La Coruña.
Astronaut Scott Kelly Tweeted a photo of the first flower ever grown in space.
