NASA’s Discovery Space Shuttle landed in California after completing its maiden voyage.
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The Voyager 1 Space Probe was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Sylvanus Bowser's invention of the gasoline pump was delivered to a dealer in Fort Wayne, Indiana, US.
The Russo-Japanese war ended with the official signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth.
Gotthard Road Tunnel opened in St Gotthard, Switzerland, making it the longest tunnel in the world at the time.
Western Australia became the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment.
