On his second voyage, explorer Captain James Cook became the first to cross the Antarctic Circle.
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NASA successfully launched the experimental CTS Hermes satellite atop a Delta 2914 rocket.
French King Henry IV declared war against Spain during the French Wars of Religion.
Popeye the Sailor Man made his first appearance.
An incredibly cold air swept into the US from Canada and plunged temperatures across most States far below their existing all-time lows.
Russians defeated Ottoman forces during WWI.
