This date in History

A solar eclipse in Asia Minor occurred, leading to a battle truce. Historical astronomy set May 28th, 585 BC as the likely day for this event, and this became a cardinal point from which other dates in ancient history have been calculated. On this day in 1959, two monkeys, Able and Baker, became the first living creatures to survive a space flight. Their voyage reached speeds of 10,000 mph and lasted 15 minutes. source>>>

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