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1962

The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens

The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II.

2017

Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so

Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so. Double world champion Fernando Alonso retires from an engine issue in his first ent�

1917

The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E

The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pu�

1943

In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument…

In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American.

1975

Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu flees Saigon, as Xuân Lộc, the last South Vietnamese outpost bl

Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu flees Saigon, as Xuân Lộc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls.

2002

Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North K

Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.

1976

End of South Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam annexes the former South Vietnam to form the unified Socialist Republic…

End of South Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam annexes the former South Vietnam to form the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

1973

Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped.

Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped.

1809

Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon as two French corps to th

Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon as two French corps to the north hold off the main Austrian army on the first day of the Battle of Eckmüh�

1970

Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt

Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army.

1992

The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean

The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.

1998

Air France Flight 422 crashes after taking off from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing all 53

Air France Flight 422 crashes after taking off from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing all 53 people on board.

1966

Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people

Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people.

1829

Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan Ri

Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the British Empire.

1781

American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique

American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.

2010

Faisal Shahzad attempts to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, but the bomb fails to go off

Faisal Shahzad attempts to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, but the bomb fails to go off.

2003

Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the

Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat�

1866

Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao

Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.

1931

The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and 300 members of the New York Police Department takes place in his fift

The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and 300 members of the New York Police Department takes place in his fifth-floor apartment on West 91st Street, New York City.

2002

The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to ha

The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries.