On this day in 1982 Boeing 747 "Jumbo Jet" airliner flew into a volcanic cloud above Indonesia, which cau ...
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1982: Four engines of a Boeing 747 fail in a volcanic cloud
1982: Four engines of a Boeing 747 fail in a volcanic cloud
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1661: Portuguese Catholic princess who obtained Bombay and the custom of drinking tea for the British
1661: Portuguese Catholic princess who obtained Bombay and the custom of drinking tea for the British
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1908: First Japanese Immigrants Arrive in Brazil
1908: First Japanese Immigrants Arrive in Brazil
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1985: The First Royal Prince, Arab and Muslim, to Fly in Outer Space
1985: The First Royal Prince, Arab and Muslim, to Fly in Outer Space
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1967: China Detonates its First Thermonuclear Bomb
1967: China Detonates its First Thermonuclear Bomb
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1963: Valentina Tereshkova: First Woman in Space
1963: Valentina Tereshkova: First Woman in Space
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1671: Stenka Razin: Cossack Leader who Attacked Iran and the Russian Empire
1671: Stenka Razin: Cossack Leader who Attacked Iran and the Russian Empire
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2012: Liu Yang: The First Chinese Woman in Space
2012: Liu Yang: The First Chinese Woman in Space