The first radio message to go across the Atlantic Ocean was sent from Virginia to Paris.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ITOS-B weather satellite launched atop a Delta rocket.
English chemist John Dalton read his first atomic theory paper to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical society.
Alec Baldwin accidentally used a live firearm during a movie rehearsal, during which he shot and killed a cinematographer.
The catastrophic Tragedy of Aberfan occurred in South Wales, killing many who were in a local school, mostly children.
Otto IV was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III.
