On this day:
2011: Space Shuttle Discovery completes its final mission after its journey to International Space Station
1931: The electron microscope is invented by German physicist Ernst Ruska
Born on this day:
1934: Yuri Gagarin: Russian pilot, astronaut
Gone on this day:
1992: Menachem Begin: 6th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Peace Prize winner for bringing about peace between Israel and Egypt
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