The RMS Titanic departed Queenstown, Ireland, for its fatal journey to New York.
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Apollo 13 was launched successfully but ran into difficulties two days later.
The Civil Rights Act was enacted in the US after being signed by President Lyndon B.
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was removed from London's Ecuadorian Embassy by police.
Frank Sinatra recorded his hit 'Strangers in the Night.'
The US Navy bought their first-ever submarine called the USS Holland or SS-1.
