Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
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On This Day
10 events2019
The inaugural race of the W Series took place at Hockenheimring, Germany, and was won by Jamie Chadwick (pictured), who later became the season's champion.
2015
The Parliament of Malta moved from the Grandmaster's Palace to the purpose-built Parliament House (pictured).
2000
Ken Livingstone took office as the first mayor of London.
1982
Falklands War: HMS Sheffield was struck by an Exocet missile, killing 20 sailors and leading to its sinking six days later—the first Royal Navy ship sunk in action since World War II.
1979
Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.
1974
An all-female Japanese team reached the summit of Manaslu in the Himalayas, becoming the first women to climb a peak higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.
1942
World War II: Aircraft from Imperial Japanese Navy vessels attacked Allied naval forces, beginning the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval action in which the participating ships never sighted or fired directly at each other.
1919
The May Fourth Movement began in China with large-scale student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.
1886
During a labor rally in Chicago, a bomb explosion and gunfire led to the deaths of eight police officers and four members of the public.
1789
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, part of a cultural project initiated by engraver John Boydell, opened in London.