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1970: Soviet Supersonic Airliner Tupolev Tu-144 Surpasses Mach 2

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1970: Soviet Supersonic Airliner Tupolev Tu-144 Surpasses Mach 2

The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 became the first commercial (non-military) aircraft which exceeded Mach 2, on t ...

The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 became the first commercial (non-military) aircraft which exceeded Mach 2, on this day in 1970. The only other commercial supersonic aircraft in world history which also exce ...

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1970: Drilling of the World’s Deepest Hole Began

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1970: Drilling of the World’s Deepest Hole Began

On this day the drilling of the deepest hole that humans have ever made began in Soviet Union. This hole ...

On this day the drilling of the deepest hole that humans have ever made began in Soviet Union. This hole is called "Kola Superdeep Borehole" (Кольская сверхглубокая скважина) and is 12,262 meters deep ...

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2010: The World’s First Interplanetary Solar Sail Spacecraft Launched

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2010: The World’s First Interplanetary Solar Sail Spacecraft Launched

This day in 2010 marked the launch of the world's first interplanetary solar sail spacecraft. That was th ...

This day in 2010 marked the launch of the world's first interplanetary solar sail spacecraft. That was the Japanese “IKAROS” ("Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun"). Solar sa ...

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1498: Vasco da Gama: The First European Ships Come to India

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1498: Vasco da Gama: The First European Ships Come to India

This day in 1498 marked an important event because the ships of Vasco da Gama landed on the Indian coast ...

This day in 1498 marked an important event because the ships of Vasco da Gama landed on the Indian coast as the first ships which came from Europe to Asia, using a route around Africa. The sea route ...

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1974: India Detonates its First Nuclear Bomb

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1974: India Detonates its First Nuclear Bomb

On this day in 1974, India detonated its first nuclear bomb. The test was conducted in the middle of the ...

On this day in 1974, India detonated its first nuclear bomb. The test was conducted in the middle of the Thar Desert, at the location called "Pokhran Test Range". It is a location in the Indian Rajas ...

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1975: Junko Tabei – The First Woman on the World’s Highest Peak

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1975: Junko Tabei – The First Woman on the World’s Highest Peak

On this day the first woman climbed to the top of the highest mountain in the world. She was Junko Tabei ...

On this day the first woman climbed to the top of the highest mountain in the world. She was Junko Tabei from Japan, 35 years old and already with considerable experience in climbing. She previously c ...

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1204: Count Baldwin of Flanders Crowned Emperor of Byzantium in Constantinople

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1204: Count Baldwin of Flanders Crowned Emperor of Byzantium in Constantinople

Count Baldwin of Flanders became the first Latin Emperor of Byzantium. This happened after the crusading ...

Count Baldwin of Flanders became the first Latin Emperor of Byzantium. This happened after the crusading warriors (the Fourth Crusade) had conquered Constantinople, and a large part of the Byzantine E ...

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1987: Soviet Spacecraft Powered by Anti-satellite Laser

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1987: Soviet Spacecraft Powered by Anti-satellite Laser

On this day in 1987, the Soviets launched a spacecraft similar to those in science fiction novels. It was ...

On this day in 1987, the Soviets launched a spacecraft similar to those in science fiction novels. It was the Soviet response to the "Star Wars" project launched by the American president Ronald Reaga ...

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