Adolphe Célestin Pégoud became Europe’s first man to use a parachute.
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The Soviets shot down the plane of an American CIA agent, and the pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The coronation of King Edward I occurred at the Westminster Abbey in England.
Apple became the first US company to be valued at $2 trillion.
One woman and four men were hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, bringing the total to 20 during the witch trials.
Russia and China began their first-ever joint military exercise.
