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1726

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J. S. Bach composed the cantata Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43, (first page pictured) in Leipzig for the Feast of the Ascension.

1970

President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P

President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army generals.

1963

Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board

Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American�

2007

Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments

Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.

872

Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of 47

Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of 47. His first coronation was 28 years earlier, in 844, during the reign of his father Lothair I.

1991

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.

1919

A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores

A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.

1535

French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Don

French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's two sons (whom Cartier had kidnapped during his first voyage).

1927

Charles Lindbergh takes off for Paris from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N

Charles Lindbergh takes off for Paris from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N.Y., aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, landing 33+1⁄2 hours later.

1902

Cuba gains independence from the United States

Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President.

1714

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J. S. Bach led the first performance of his Pentecost cantata Erschallet, ihr Lieder at the chapel of Schloss Weimar.

1927

Aboard the Spirit of St

Aboard the Spirit of St. Louis, American aviator Charles Lindbergh (pictured) completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight, flying from Roosevelt Field near New York City to Paris–Le Bourget�

1919

Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji, a Kurdish sheikh and at-the-time governor of the Slêmanî Province of British Iraq, initiates the

Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji, a Kurdish sheikh and at-the-time governor of the Slêmanî Province of British Iraq, initiates the first Mahmud Barzanji revolt.

1944

Congress of Përmet occurs which establishes a provisional government in Albania in areas under partisan control, the fir

Congress of Përmet occurs which establishes a provisional government in Albania in areas under partisan control, the first independent Albanian government since 1939. In honor of this the national emb�

1969

Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthc

Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first crewed Moon landing.

1967

The Beatles' Sgt

The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the first progressive rock albums, was released.

1958

The F-4 Phantom II, the principal air superiority jet fighter for both the U

The F-4 Phantom II, the principal air superiority jet fighter for both the U.S. Navy and Air Force, made its first flight.

1988

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U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

1950

The St

The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

1963

A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination during the Buddhist crisis is held outside South Vietnam's National Assemb

A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination during the Buddhist crisis is held outside South Vietnam's National Assembly, the first open demonstration during the eight-year presidency of Ngo Dinh Di�