Robert Goddard was granted a patent for the rocket-powered aircraft.
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British explorer Matthew Flinders became the first person to successfully circumnavigate Australia.
Dictator Efraín Rios Montt declared himself the president of Guatemala.
A peace treaty was signed between NATO, Yugoslavia, and Serbia.
The first ballistic missile submarine was launched from Groton, Connecticut, US.
The Church of England adopted the Book of Common Prayer.
