Captain James Cook sighted Australia for the first time.
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Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as Pope under the name Pope Benedict XVI.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord began, which kicked off the American Revolutionary War between 1775 & 1783.
Grace Kelly married Rainier III, the Prince of Monaco.
Johnny Cash released his 'Ring of Fire' single.
The Warsaw Uprising involved Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto resisting Nazi Germany during WWII.
