The first non-stop flight from America to Asia took place.
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Napoleon I of France won the Battle of Craonne, stopping Russian and Prussian forces in Northern France.
Citizens of Bikini Island evacuated for nuclear testing.
US Air Force divers located the Challenger Space Shuttle's crew cabin at the bottom of the ocean.
Finland's Parliament House in Helsinki was inaugurated.
Dr. John Kellogg served the world's first cornflakes.