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First Barbary War: The Barbary corsairs of Tripoli declared war on the United States by cutting down the flagstaff in front of the U.S. consulate.
Chinese astronomers during the Han dynasty made the first precisely dated observation of a sunspot.
Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since the Cuban Rev�
The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
American Civil War: The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.
The first major battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks is fought in Valtetsi.
War of the First Coalition: Napoleon Bonaparte conquers Venice.
Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, first President of Suriname (died 2010)
The Event Horizon Telescope released the first image of Sagittarius A*.
German engineer Konrad Zuse presented the Z3, the first working programmable and fully automatic computer, to an audience of scientists in Berlin.
The crew of the airship Norge (pictured), led by Roald Amundsen, became the first people to make a verified trip to the North Pole.
Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to ascend Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.
Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China.
Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.
Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
The first edition of the Giro d'Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner.
Pakistan's (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri.
Eurovision Song Contest: Portugal won the contest for the first time, with the song "Amar pelos dois," performed by Salvador Sobral (pictured).
Alison Hargreaves became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest without the aid of Sherpas or bottled oxygen.