Navigator Ferdinand Magellan began his exploration of the Pacific Ocean.
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The US SM-65 Atlas missile completed the first successful intercontinental ballistic missile launch.
Prime Minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher, handed in her resignation to the Queen and stepped down after being prime minister for 11 years.
Explorer Richard E. Byrd became the first person to fly over the South Pole.
The teaser trailer for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' was released, which first introduced the droid, BB-8.
Irish Republican Army (IRA) ambushed British soldiers near Kilmichael in County Cork.
