The US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, closed due to increasing security concerns.
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Captain James Cook reached a record 1,130 miles from the South Pole.
South Korea's first launch vehicle successfully reached orbit for the first time.
Researchers identified the earliest known prehistoric ancestor of humans.
Coronavirus was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Varig Flight 967 disappeared thirty minutes after taking off from Tokyo.
