The English navy defeated the Spanish Armada at the Battle of Gravelines.
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King George VI officially opened the 11th modern-day Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena in London, UK.
Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' single reached a new record for the longest time on the Billboard charts after spending 17 weeks at number one.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which became NASA.
Renegades of the Abbasid Caliphate captured Thessalonica, which is modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece.
Pope Paul VI declared the prohibition of birth control.
