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1954

Batting for the Milwaukee Braves against Vic Raschi of the St

Batting for the Milwaukee Braves against Vic Raschi of the St. Louis Cardinals, Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 home runs in Major League Baseball.

1960

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The U.S. Navy submarine Triton completed the first submerged circumnavigation of the world.

1999

A 14-year-old former student in Taber, Alberta, opened fire at his high school, killing one student and wounding another

A 14-year-old former student in Taber, Alberta, opened fire at his high school, killing one student and wounding another in Canada's first fatal school shooting in more than two decades.

1910

Frenchman Louis Paulhan landed his biplane at Manchester, having departed from London the previous day, to win the world

Frenchman Louis Paulhan landed his biplane at Manchester, having departed from London the previous day, to win the world's first long-distance air race.

1883

New York governor Grover Cleveland signed legislation that led to the creation of Niagara Falls State Park, the United S

New York governor Grover Cleveland signed legislation that led to the creation of Niagara Falls State Park, the United States' first state park.

1884

Moses Fleetwood Walker (pictured), the last African American in Major League Baseball until Jackie Robinson, played his

Moses Fleetwood Walker (pictured), the last African American in Major League Baseball until Jackie Robinson, played his first game for the Toledo Blue Stockings.

1794

French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre established the Cult of the Supreme Being as the new state religion of the Fre

French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre established the Cult of the Supreme Being as the new state religion of the French First Republic.

1927

French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard the biplane L'Oiseau Blanc took off from Paris, attempting to

French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard the biplane L'Oiseau Blanc took off from Paris, attempting to make the first non-stop flight to New York, only to disappear before arrival.

1960

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it would approve the use of Searle's Enovid, the first combined oral contraceptive pill.

1813

William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth departed westward from Sydney on an expedition to become the firs

William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth departed westward from Sydney on an expedition to become the first confirmed Europeans to cross the Blue Mountains.

1373

The English mystic Julian of Norwich recovered from a severe illness during which she experienced a series of intense vi

The English mystic Julian of Norwich recovered from a severe illness during which she experienced a series of intense visions of Christ, which she later described in the first known English-language b�

1804

Led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the Corps of Discovery left Camp Dubois near present-day Hartford, Illinois,

Led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the Corps of Discovery left Camp Dubois near present-day Hartford, Illinois, to begin the first overland expedition to the West Coast of the United States an�

1726

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J. S. Bach composed the cantata Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43, (first page pictured) in Leipzig for the Feast of the Ascension.

1714

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J. S. Bach led the first performance of his Pentecost cantata Erschallet, ihr Lieder at the chapel of Schloss Weimar.

1927

Aboard the Spirit of St

Aboard the Spirit of St. Louis, American aviator Charles Lindbergh (pictured) completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight, flying from Roosevelt Field near New York City to Paris–Le Bourget�

1967

The Beatles' Sgt

The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the first progressive rock albums, was released.

1958

The F-4 Phantom II, the principal air superiority jet fighter for both the U

The F-4 Phantom II, the principal air superiority jet fighter for both the U.S. Navy and Air Force, made its first flight.

1963

Buddhist crisis: A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination was held outside the National Assembly of South Vietnam i

Buddhist crisis: A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination was held outside the National Assembly of South Vietnam in Saigon, the first open demonstration against President Ngô Đình Diệm.

1794

French Revolutionary Wars: A British fleet captured six French ships of the line in a naval battle off Ushant that came

French Revolutionary Wars: A British fleet captured six French ships of the line in a naval battle off Ushant that came to be known as the Glorious First of June (pictured).

2014

The Indian state of Telangana was officially formed, with K

The Indian state of Telangana was officially formed, with K. Chandrashekar Rao (pictured) becoming its first chief minister after his party, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, secured a majority in the le�