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1986 - Intermediate-range ballistic missile
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland to continue discussions about scaling back IRBM arsenals in Europe.
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1968 - Apollo 7
NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission.
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1852 - University of Sydney
The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.
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1967 - Outer Space Treaty
The Outer Space Treaty comes into force.
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1780 - Great Hurricane of 1780
The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
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732 - Battle of Tours
Charles Martel's forces defeat an Umayyad army near Tours, France.
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2006 - 2006 North Korean nuclear test
North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
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1911 - Wuchang Uprising
An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Qing dynasty, beginning the Xinhai Revolution.
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1604 - Kepler's Supernova
Kepler's Supernova is the most recent supernova to be observed within the Milky Way.
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1939 - World War II
World War II: Germany annexes western Poland.
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1862 - Battle of Perryville
American Civil War: The Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville.
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1856 - Second Opium War
The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident.