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★28 Jun 1911
The first meteorite to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars fell to Earth in Abu Hummus, Egypt.

★14 Oct 1913
The worst mining accident in the United Kingdom's history took place when an explosion resulted in 440 deaths at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd, Wales.

★12 Nov 1942
World War II: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles between Allied and Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal Campaign in the Solomon Islands, began.

★11 Mar 1945
World War II: Imperial Japan established the Empire of Vietnam, a short-lived puppet state, with Bảo Đại as its ruler.

★07 May 1946
Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation, which later changed its name to Sony.

★01 Nov 1959
After being struck in the face with a hockey puck, Jacques Plante played the rest of the game wearing a face mask, now mandatory equipment for goaltenders in ice hockey.

★19 Jan 1977
Iva Toguri, convicted of treason for broadcasting Japanese propaganda, was granted a full pardon by U.S. president Gerald Ford.

★04 Dec 1980
The English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbanded.

★17 Jun 1985
On board Space Shuttle Discovery, Sultan bin Salman Al Saud became the first Arab, the first Muslim, and the first astronaut of royal blood to fly in outer space.

★17 Dec 1989
The Simpsons, the longest-ever running American prime time entertainment series, made its debut on the Fox television network with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".

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