The French ship named Aurore transported the first African slaves from Senegambia, West Africa, to Louisiana, US.
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Normandy landings started in France during WWII.
Alexey Pajitnov shared his first playable version of Tetris with his colleagues.
The US celebrated the opening of its very first drive-in cinema.
Taxes were raised in the US with the implementation of the Revenue Act.
The US started plans to construct its first nuclear battlefield weapon.
