The X-Files returned for Season 10 after a thirteen-year hiatus.
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NASA's Voyager 2 came into close contact with Uranus and captured many images that uncovered 11 new moons.
Charles Darwin was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for his revolutionary role in developing science.
King Charles II shut down England's first Parliament, the Cavalier Parliament.
Chillán earthquake killed approximately 28,000 people.
A B-52 bomber carrying two nuclear bombs broke up mid-air over North Carolina.