The Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln for president at the 1860 Republican National Convention.
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Apollo 10 was launched from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on a mission to the Moon.
The Crusaders lost control of the city of Acre, the Kingdom of Jerusalem's last bastion, after a fourteen-day siege.
Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
John Bellingham was sentenced to death for assassinating Spencer Perceval, the British Prime Minister.
The Chinese Theater opened in Hollywood, California, built in an Exotic Revival style architecture.
