Massachusetts’s Marconi Wireless Station Site successfully sent the first radio transmission between the US and Europe.
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NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle completed mission STS-61-C when it landed at the Edwards Air Force Base.
The final episode of Monty Python's 'Flying Circus' season 3 was aired on BBC.
France revealed the world's largest commercial aircraft, nicknamed the superjumbo.
Leo II was crowned Emperor of Rome at just seven years of age.
The first polar bear in America was exhibited in Boston.