John White returned to England after failing to find the lost Roanoke colonists.
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British astronomer William Lassell discovered two of Uranus' moons, Ariel and Umbriel.
A pair of Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike Air Ships broke the record for the highest-selling sneakers at auction.
The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.
A V-2 rocket captured the first photograph of Earth from outer space.
When 65 cars collided during thick fog on the New Jersey Turnpike, nine people were killed.