The lost Roman city of Pompeii was rediscovered by a Spanish engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.
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The TIROS satellite transmitted the first-ever TV picture from space.
Great Britain claimed The Straits Settlements as crown colonies: Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
Jesus Christ's Last Supper was held.
Marvin Gaye died after his father shot him twice in Los Angeles.
NASA celebrated April Fool's Day by telling the world that they found water on Mars.
