The RMS Titanic was launched from Belfast, where it was also constructed.
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Battle of the Kalka River occurred.
The Discovery Space Shuttle was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-124.
The video for Psy's Gangnam Style reached two billion views on YouTube.
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Peru, killing as many as 70,000 people.
Imperial Japan began a series of submarine attacks on Sydney.
