The three ships carrying settlers who would later found Virginia, the first of the Thirteen Colonies, departed England.
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The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, returned to Earth.
William Pitt the Younger became the youngest British Prime Minister ever at age 24.
The Williamsburg suspension bridge opened.
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