Spanish navigator Ferdinand Magellan and crew set off aboard the Victoria on their adventure around the globe.
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Britain and France defeated Russia during the Battle of Alma, which was the first battle of the Crimean War.
The climate change rally led by activist Greta Thunberg saw millions of protesters worldwide standing up for urgent action.
A gasoline-powered car was tested in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the first time in the US.
NASA's 50th space shuttle mission, STS-47, landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Maryland passed its first anti-amalgamation law.
