1497
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama departed from Lisbon on his maiden voyage to India, paving the way for a direct maritime route between Europe and Asia.
1858
Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace formally introduced the theory of evolution through natural selection before the Linnean Society of London.
1914
The Irish Home Rule Bill cleared its third reading in the British House of Commons, marking a significant step toward self-government for Ireland.
1947
Reports of the mysterious Roswell incident emerged after an unidentified object was said to have crashed near Roswell, New Mexico.
1994
Kim Jong-il became the leader of North Korea after the death of the country’s founder, Kim Il-sung.
2011
Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off on the final mission of NASA’s Space Shuttle program.
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