Adolphe Célestin Pégoud became Europe’s first man to use a parachute.
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A battle at sea between USS Constitution and British HMS Guerriere occurred 400 miles off Nova Scotia.
The Soviets shot down the plane of an American CIA agent, and the pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The first photos to reveal that the Aral Sea was shrinking were taken by NASA.
The London Electric Cab began operating on London streets.
Russia's Luna 25 lunar lander mission crash-landed on the Moon.
