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.
Renegades of the Abbasid Caliphate captured Thessalonica, which is modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which became NASA.
A screening test of Walt Disney's ''Steamboat Willie” occurred featuring Mickey Mouse.
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.
