American author Peter Benchley published his novel “Jaws.”
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Christopher Columbus left the New World to sail to Spain.
At just 16 years old, Ivan IV the Terrible crowned himself the first Tsar (emperor) of Russia.
The Columbia space shuttle took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final time.
Alcohol became illegal in most states of America.
Astronaut Scott Kelly Tweeted a photo of the first flower ever grown in space.