1797 Horatio Nelson loses more than 300 men and his right arm during the failed conquest attempt of Tenerife (Spain).
1814 English engineer George Stephenson introduces his first steam locomotive, a travelling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway named Blücher.
1943 First warship named after an African American launched - USS Leonard Roy Harmon, a Buckley class destroyer.
1944 World War II: Operation Spring - one of Canada's bloodiest days, 18,444 casualties and 5,021 killed.
1999 86th Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins 1st of 7 consecutive Tour de France titles but is later disqualified for drug cheating.
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