Explorer Juan Ponce de León found Florida and claimed it for Spain.
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The armies of Sultan Mehmed II arrived at Constantinople's outer walls and prepared to lay siege to the city.
The International Criminal Court opened its first office in Venezuela following allegations of torture and killings by the country's security forces.
COVID-19 claimed the life of comedian Eddie Large from 'Little and Large.'
The Soviet Union's Zond 1 space probe was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The Coinage Act was enacted in the US.
