Tanks were used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme, during World War I.
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Aboard the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin discovered the Galapagos Islands.
The Invasion of the Cape Colony came to an end. The Dutch Cape Colony surrendered to the British after three months of battling.
The Soviet Union launched Zond 5, the first spacecraft to successfully circle the moon and return to earth.
The drama TV show 'L.A. Law' premiered on NBC.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin registered the domain name google.com.
