Adolphe Célestin Pégoud became Europe’s first man to use a parachute.
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The Battle of Knockdoe occurred in County Galway, Ireland.
A battle at sea between USS Constitution and British HMS Guerriere occurred 400 miles off Nova Scotia.
Russia and China began their first-ever joint military exercise.
The first photos to reveal that the Aral Sea was shrinking were taken by NASA.
Apple became the first US company to be valued at $2 trillion.
