The Apollo 11 lunar landing mission is launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida, USA. Apollo 11 was the first successful manned mission to land on…
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16 July 1965
The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens. The Mont Blanc Tunnel is a major highway tunnel in Europe that connects Chamonix, France, with…
16 July 1948
The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking…
16 July 1999
John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, died when the Piper Saratoga PA-32R aircraft he was piloting crashed into the…
16 July 1935
The world’s first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parking_meter’]
16 July 1965
The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking Italy and France opens. The Mont Blanc Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Europe, under the Mont Blanc mountain in…
16 July 1965
The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy is opened. After 19 years of planning and construction, the Mont Blanc Tunnel officially opens. The new…