Future Pope John Paul II was almost killed by a Nazi truck in Krakow, Poland.
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A lunar eclipse saved explorer Christopher Columbus's life.
Svend Robinson became the first Canadian MP to come out of the closet publicly.
Charles Darwin explored Bahia, San Salvador, Brazil, and fell in love with its variety of plants, flowers, animals & insects.
Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary election.
A Dutch scientist named Heike Kamerlingh Onnes announced he was able to create solid helium.
