Spanish navigator Ferdinand Magellan and crew set off aboard the Victoria on their adventure around the globe.
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An African American man, Keith Lamont Scott, was shot dead by police on Old Concord Road, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Maryland passed its first anti-amalgamation law.
Britain and France defeated Russia during the Battle of Alma, which was the first battle of the Crimean War.
The Siege of Jerusalem began and lasted for 12 days.
A gasoline-powered car was tested in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the first time in the US.
