The Solar Challenger became the first solar-powered airplane to cross the English Channel.
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The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence occurred.
Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot in the city of Naga while giving a speech.
Navigator Vasco da Gama of Portugal started his first voyage.
A flying saucer crash at Roswell, New Mexico, was broadcasted to the public.
The Island Express train derailed on the Peruman Bridge in India.