Events:
1807 Robert Fulton starts the first commercial steamboat service.
1970 Venera 7 is launched for Venus. It will later becomes the first spacecraft to successfully transmit from the surface of another planet.1973 Willie Mays hits his 660th and last home run of his career.1978 Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean Famous Birthdays:1786 Davy Crockett (Tennessee pioneer)
1926 Jiang Zemin (President of China)1943 Robert De Niro (Actor)1952 Nelson Piquet (Race car driver)1958 Belinda Carlisle (Singer with the Go-Go's)1960 Sean Penn (Actor)1969 Donnie Wahlberg (Actor)1970 Jim Courier (Tennis Player)1983 Dustin Pedroia (Baseball player)Archive:
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