Quebec held a referendum on whether to begin negotiations with Canada to become independent.
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Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland.
The Church of Scotland voted in favor of allowing openly gay men and women to be ministers.
Shakespeare's Sonnets were first published in London.
The US Air Force Space Command launched the Boeing X-37B spaceplane for a classified mission.
After decades of failed attempts to reach the Indies, Vasco da Gama arrived in Calicut, India.
