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1921 – The major May 1921 geomagnetic storm occurs. The three-day storm was the most intense geomagnetic storm of the 20th century.
- The storm's electrical current sparked a number of fires worldwide, and was extensively reported in New York City, which was a center of telegraph activity as a railroad hub.
- The storm's electrical current sparked a number of fires worldwide, and was extensively reported in New York City, which was a center of telegraph activity as a railroad hub.
1973 – Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
2021 – The China National Space Administration lands its Zhurong mission spacecraft at Utopia Planitia on Mars, making China the second nation to deliver a rover to the planet.
