Explorer John Cabot claimed Canada for England, thinking he was in Asia when he was actually in Nova Scotia.
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Pakistan International Airlines grounded 150 of its pilots after discovering their licenses were fake.
The USA's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched the NOAA-17 satellite.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest premiered at Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California.
A mysterious outbreak of dancing plague or choreomania occurred in the German city of Aachen.
The Women's International Soccer team played at a world record altitude of 18,999 ft at Kilimanjaro.
