The final gasps of the Crab Head nebula were observed as it went supernova.
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President Richard Nixon died of a stroke at the age of 81.
Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Saragossa.
General Laborer Thomas Stevens started his first bicycle trip around the world.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed his 'Swan Lake' ballet.
Thieves stole $3.3 million from the First National Bank of Arizona in Tucson.
