Major Gordon Laing became the first non-Muslim to enter Timbuktu.
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A great ball of fire was witnessed over the east coast of Great Britain.
The world's oldest cheese dating back 3,200 years, was discovered in an Ancient Egyptian tomb near Cairo.
A mega blackout happened on Java and Bali islands in Indonesia, affecting around 100 million people.
A funeral was held in Iceland for the loss of the Okjökull glacier.
James Meredith became the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
