Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez discovered San Diego Bay and claimed it for Spain.
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William the Conquerer landed on English shores and began the Norman Conquest.
Science magazine announced that half the killer whale population would likely die due to human pollution.
NASA announced that they found running water on Mars.
The science-fiction TV series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' first aired on CBS.
The first-ever American football game played at night occurred in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.