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On This Day

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Apollo 11 lands on the MoonJul 20, 1969Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in spaceApr 12, 1961Sputnik 1 starts the Space AgeOct 4, 1957Columbus sights land in the CaribbeanOct 12, 1492Everest is climbed for the first timeMay 29, 1953The guns fall silent on the Western FrontNov 11, 1918King John seals Magna CartaJun 15, 1215The Treaty of Versailles is signedJun 28, 1919The Beatles play The Ed Sullivan ShowFeb 9, 1964Star Wars opens in theatersMay 25, 1977