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International Civil Aviation Day is observed to promote and celebrate the benefits of international civil aviation.

2004

Hamid Karzai is inaugurated as the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan, following the fall of the Taliban regime.

1993

Colin Powell is sworn in as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, becoming the first African American to hold the position.

1972

NASA's Apollo 17 mission is launched, marking the final mission of the Apollo program and the last time humans walk on the Moon.

1941

The Japanese Empire launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, propelling the United States into World War II.

1930

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen is awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of X-rays, a groundbreaking achievement in the field of science.

1909

Chemist and engineer Leo Baekeland announces the development of Bakelite, one of the earliest synthetic plastics, with a wide range of applications.

1842

The New York Philharmonic, one of the world's oldest and most distinguished symphony orchestras, performs its debut concert.

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Jake Gyllenhaal

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