On this day in 1812, the Duke of Wellington’s British forces defeated the French at the Battle of Salamanca in Spain.

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On this day in 1799, French soldiers discovered a stone slab inscribed with ancient writing near the town of Rosetta, Egypt.

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On this day in 1976, Romanian athlete Nadia Comăneci became the first female gymnast in Olympic history to score a 10 for her performance.

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On this day in 1938, American aviator Douglas Corrigan began his “wrong way” flight from New York to Ireland.

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On this day in 1935, the first mechanical parking meters were installed in downtown Oklahoma City.

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On this day in 1922, the duck-billed platypus was exhibited for the first time in the U.S. at the Bronx Zoo.

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On this day in 1976, the long-running TV game show “Family Feud” aired for the first time on ABC.

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On this day in 1979, the burning wreckage of America’s first space station crashed into the Indian Ocean and across Western Australia.

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On this day in 1962, Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin patented the V-shaped three-point safety belt.

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On this day in 1776, the New York Sons of Liberty tore down a statue of British monarch George III.

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