Explorer Richard E. Byrd became the first person to fly over the South Pole.
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Irish Republican Army (IRA) ambushed British soldiers near Kilmichael in County Cork.
The US SM-65 Atlas missile completed the first successful intercontinental ballistic missile launch.
England and France formally recognized Hawaii's independence.
Navigator Ferdinand Magellan began his exploration of the Pacific Ocean.
The female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read were found guilty of piracy.
