The last Concorde to ever fly made a lap of honor over the English channel.
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J.B. Sutherland from Detroit patented refrigerated railroad cars.
The Queen Adosinda of Asturias was placed in a convent at San Juan de Pravia for the rest of her life.
The UK-based computer company Raspberry Pi released their $5 (£4) computer.
France successfully launched their first satellite, Astérix, into Earth's orbit.
The Titanic of New England, the SS Portland, sunk off the coast of Maine.