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2019

For the first time in history, a drone saved a swimmer from drowning in New South Wales, Australia.

Former Montreal Expos player Tim Raines is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame alongside Jeff Bagwell and Ivan Rodriguez.

The Airbus A380, the world’s largest commercial aircraft, is unveiled in Toulouse, France.

Pink Floyd’s album “The Wall” reaches number one.

The TV series “The Six Million Dollar Man,” starring Lee Majors, premieres on ABC.

The Quebec government requires English-language schools to teach French as a second language to their students.

Bentley Motors Limited is founded by Walter Owen Bentley in London, England.

Pilot Eugene B. Ely becomes the first aviator to take off from a ship, the USS Pennsylvania, in San Francisco.

The birth of modern hockey with the creation of the Hockey Association in England.

French King Louis XVI is sentenced to death by the National Convention following his trial during the French Revolution.

English Captain James Cook discovers the island of Hawaii, which he names the “Sandwich Islands.”

It happened on… January 18