Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo discovers Catalina Island off the coast of California.
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The Massachusetts Charter was signed, which established the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
The Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 allowed the world to look at the far side of the moon for the first time.
A Spanish nurse became the first person to contract Ebola outside of West Africa.
Swedish music streaming service Spotify was launched by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon.
A gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally beaten and left to die in Wyoming, US.
