Events (200 years ago today): 1819 – SS Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

Events (50 years ago today): 1969 – Apollo 10's lunar module flies within 8.4 nautical miles (16 km) of the moon's surface.

Births (100 years ago today): 1919 – Paul Vanden Boeynants, Belgian businessman and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2001)

Births (50 years ago today): 1969 – Cathy McMorris Rodgers, American lawyer and politician

Commemorations:
International Day for Biological Diversity

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