The oldest natural pearl discovered off the Abu Dhabi coast was estimated to be 8,000 years old.
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Alec Baldwin accidentally used a live firearm during a movie rehearsal, during which he shot and killed a cinematographer.
Apple Day started in Covent Garden, London.
English chemist John Dalton read his first atomic theory paper to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical society.
The first radio message to go across the Atlantic Ocean was sent from Virginia to Paris.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ITOS-B weather satellite launched atop a Delta rocket.
