Queen Anne knighted Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
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The Apollo 16 mission launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
George Washington started his 220-mile journey to become the first President of the United States.
Michael Jordan played in his final NBA game.
The Argentinian city of Salta was founded as an outpost between Buenos Aires, Peru, and Lima.
A total of 662 Charlie Chaplin lookalikes gathered at the Chaplin Museum in Vevey, Switzerland.
