At just 16 years old, Ivan IV the Terrible crowned himself the first Tsar (emperor) of Russia.
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The Columbia space shuttle took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final time.
During the Peninsular War, the British defeated the French at the Battle of La Coruña.
Christopher Columbus left the New World to sail to Spain.
Alcohol became illegal in most states of America.
The first council meeting of the League of Nations was held in Paris.
