1772: Captain James Cook begins his second voyage to the South Seas aboard the Resolution to search for Terra Australis (Southern continent)
1832: Source of Mississippi River discovered by American geographer Henry Schoolcraft
1943: Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia’s defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 lost by Germany
1966: A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founds the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Hare Krishna movement) in New York City
Source: Onthisday.com
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