Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
British forces take Buenos Aires during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate.
The first identifiable case of Ebola occurred in Sudan.
First Russian Revolution: The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin began a mutiny against their officers.
Queen Elizabeth I issued a royal charter establishing Jesus College, the first Protestant college at the University of Oxford.
For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht.
In Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.
Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.
The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt.
The US Congress establishes the first federal holidays (New Year Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas).
The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul at the battle of Antioch.
Yvonne Sylvain, First female Haitian physician (died 1989)
Vere Bird, first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1910)
The Nakhla meteorite (fragments pictured), the first meteorite to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, fell to Earth in Abu Hummus, Egypt.
Giselle (title role pictured), a ballet by the French composer Adolphe Adam, was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris.
Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis) docks with the Russian space station Mir for the first time.
The first Miss Universe pageant is held. Armi Kuusela from Finland wins the title of Miss Universe 1952.