The first radio message to go across the Atlantic Ocean was sent from Virginia to Paris.
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Apple Day started in Covent Garden, London.
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived at Cape Virgenes, becoming the first European to sail the Pacific Ocean.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ITOS-B weather satellite launched atop a Delta rocket.
Otto IV was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III.
The oldest natural pearl discovered off the Abu Dhabi coast was estimated to be 8,000 years old.
