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- 1788 - The first British penal settlement was founded at Botany Bay.
- 1871 - France surrendered in the Franco-Prussian War.
- 1878 - The first telephone switchboard was installed in New Haven, CT.
- 1915 - The Coast Guard was created by an act of the U.S. Congress to fight contraband trade and aid distressed vessels at sea.
- 1945 - During World War II, Allied supplies began reaching China over the newly reopened Burma Road.
- 1986 - The U.S. space shuttle Challenger exploded just after takeoff. All seven of its crewmembers were killed.
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