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2020

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches carrying the Dragon capsule from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station. First private company to launch astronauts into space.

2013

Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage.

2003

“Finding Nemo”, directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres is released.

1997

Former Montreal Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs.

1967

Robert “Evel” Knievel’s motorcycle jumps 16 automobiles in Gardena, California.

1935

Babe Ruth’s final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies.

1911

At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.

1832

The Rideau Canal in eastern Ontario is opened.

1631

Publication of La Gazette, the first French newspaper.

1431

Hundred Years’ War: in Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal.

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