Donald Trump launched 59 missiles into Syria.
The attack came three days after a chemical attack on Khan Shaykhun.
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Englishman John Walker invented modern-day wooden matches that create a flame through friction.
New York and New Jersey were struck by the strongest earthquake in over one hundred years.
US forces circled the city of Baghdad, which led to the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime two days later.
NASA launched the 2001 Mars Odyssey space probe from Cape Canaveral.
Mount Vesuvius volcano erupted, devastating Naples in the process.