Margaret Symons became the first woman to speak in British Parliament.
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All 33 miners trapped after a mining accident in Chile were rescued after being stuck underground for 69 days.
Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard in a record-breaking $69 billion takeover.
115,000-year-old human bones found in Poland turned out to be from a Neanderthal child who was eaten by a giant bird.
The Safety Hood, which would later become the gas mask, was patented by Garrett Morgan.
James Wallace Black took the USA's first aerial photo in Boston from a hot air balloon.