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1911 – The Nakhla meteorite falls in Egypt, providing evidence of water on Mars.
1914 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated, triggering the start of World War I.
1960 – The Smithsonian Institution awarded the Langley Medal to Robert H. Goddard in honor of contributions to rocket and space flight science (15 years after his death).
