1524 - Francisco Pizarro begins his first expedition.
1792 - Captain George Vancouver is the first Englishman to enter the San Francisco Bay.
1833 - Charles Darwin leaves to Montevideo.
1969 - Apollo 12 (Conrad / Gordon / Bean) is launched for the second-hand flight to the Moon.
1985 - Volcano Nevado del Ruiz Colombia kills 1,000 people.
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