The RMS Titanic departed Queenstown, Ireland, for its fatal journey to New York.
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Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was removed from London's Ecuadorian Embassy by police.
Apollo 13 was launched successfully but ran into difficulties two days later.
Coup d'état attempt on President Hugo Chávez failed in Venezuela.
The Civil Rights Act was enacted in the US after being signed by President Lyndon B.
Sixty-six Jewish families founded the City of Tel Aviv.
