1680: Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680 (Kirch’s Comet/Newton’s Comet)
1856: American Gail Borden is issued a patent for technology related to his invention of condensed milk
1896: Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation
1920: Russia’s Bolshevik army occupies Sevastopol, ending anti-communist attempts to regain control of the Russian government
1994: First public trains run through the Channel Tunnel, linking England and France under the English Channel
Source: Onthisday.com
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