The English navy defeated the Spanish Armada at the Battle of Gravelines.
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Pope Paul VI declared the prohibition of birth control.
A screening test of Walt Disney's ''Steamboat Willie” occurred featuring Mickey Mouse.
Arc de Triomphe in Paris became the world's largest triumphal arch at 164 ft tall.
J. R. R. Tolkien published the original 'The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring' novel.
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France for the third time in a row.
