British astronomer William Lassell discovered two of Uranus’ moons, Ariel and Umbriel.
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The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.
On her 63rd birthday, American school teacher Annie Taylor was the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
When 65 cars collided during thick fog on the New Jersey Turnpike, nine people were killed.
The pianist Felix Mendelssohn performed for the first time in Berlin at just nine years old.
A pair of Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike Air Ships broke the record for the highest-selling sneakers at auction.
