The first eclipse observation from a hot air balloon took place at 11,500 feet altitude by Dmitri Mendeleev in Russia.
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The first photos to reveal that the Aral Sea was shrinking were taken by NASA.
The musical 'Yip! Yip! Yaphank!' by Irving Berlin premiered at the Century Theatre in New York City.
Russia and China began their first-ever joint military exercise.
The Battle of Knockdoe occurred in County Galway, Ireland.
All local Jews had to submit their books through King James I to be investigated.
