Under the command of Gustavus Adolphus, Swedish forces defeated the Holy Roman Empire’s armies in the Battle of Rain.
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NASA launched a spacecraft to rendezvous with a small communication satellite.
St Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach premiered in Leipzig, Germany.
The island of Malta was awarded the George Cross by King George VI of England.
Canada no longer accepted US silver coins as legal tender in the country.
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber successfully completed its first flight.
