Napoleon won the battle of Dresden against the Austrians.
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Disney's Mary Poppins was released and premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
Mars made its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years.
Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers released the first-ever unmanned hydrogen balloon.
The British defeated the Americans in the Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn.
For the first time in history, the BBC (British Broadcasting Company) transmitted a two-hour-long live broadcast from Calais, France, to television screens in the UK.
