The Times of London was first issued.
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The US SM-65 Atlas missile completed the first successful intercontinental ballistic missile launch.
British pharmacist John Walker invented the matchstick by accident.
Navigator Ferdinand Magellan began his exploration of the Pacific Ocean.
The first Native American uprising against Spanish rule occurred in the La Navidad colony.
The first partial facial transplant was given to Isabelle Dinoire in France after a dog attacked her.
