1521:Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed in a fight with natives of the Philippines.
1805:The U.S. Marines captured Derna, on the shores of Tripoli.
1865:The worst steamship disaster in the history of the United States occurred when there was an explosion aboard the Sultana; more than 1,400 people were killed.
1956:Rocky Marciano retired as undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion.
1961:Sierra Leone gained independence from Great Britain.
1983:Pitcher Nolan Ryan surpassed Walter Johnson’s strikeout record—one that had held since 1927.
1987:Austrian president Kurt Waldheim was barred from entering the United States. He was accused of aiding in the execution of thousands of Jews in World War II.
1993:Eritrea declared itself independent.
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