Christopher Columbus embarked on his fourth and final journey into the New World.
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President Joe Biden signed the 2022 Lend-Lease act to send military equipment to Ukraine.
The United States became the first country to legalize a birth control pill.
The Luna 5 attempted to land on the Moon.
German submarine U-110 was captured by the Royal Navy, who found an Enigma cipher machine onboard.
A steam locomotive called City of Truro became the first steam engine to go over 100 miles per hour.