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1522: The Victoria returned to Spain as the sole surviving ship of Magellan's expedition, completing the first circumnavigation of the world

1620: The Pilgrims sailed from Plymouth, England aboard the Mayflower, heading to settle in North America

1901: President William McKinley was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, dying eight days later

1991: The Soviet Union recognized the independence of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, marking a major step toward Soviet dissolution

1966: The iconic science fiction television series 'Star Trek' premiered on NBC, creating a cultural phenomenon

1922: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was officially established, becoming the world's leading public broadcaster

1870: Louisa Ann Swain became the first woman to cast a vote in a general election in Laramie, Wyoming

1492: Christopher Columbus sailed from La Gomera in the Canary Islands on his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic

1997: Princess Diana's funeral was held at Westminster Abbey in London, watched by an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide

1975: Czech tennis player Martina Navratilova defected to the United States, beginning her legendary tennis career