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South Ossetia declared independence
On this day in 1991, The disputed region of the country of Georgia calls itself the Republic of South Ossetia. The declaration of independence was not recognized by Georgia and was followed by the South Ossetia War. Only a few countries, including Russia and Venezuela, recognize it as a sovereign country.
East Timor independence
On this day in 1975, East Timor declared its independence from Portugal
First pulsar observed
On this day in 1967, Graduate student Jocelyn Bell and her advisor Antony Hewish at Cambridge University were the first people to observe and discover pulsars. Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron magnetized stars that emit radiation.
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NASA launched Mariner 4
On this day in 1964, The first spacecraft to make a flyby of Mars, the spacecraft was the first one to send images of a planet back to Earth.
Tehran Conference began
On this day in 1943, The Tehran Conference between the US, the UK and the Soviet Union began at the Soviet Embassy in Tehran. The conference dealt with the Axis powers in Europe and Asia and made plans to open up a second front against the Germans in France during WW II.
