1974
After 85 days in space, the US Skylab station returned to earth
1969
The Boeing 747, the world's largest commercial plane, made its first flight
1904
Russo-Japanese War begins
1905
Cyclone hit Tahiti and adjacent islands, killing some 10,000 people
1908
Wilhelmina 8 soccer team forms in Weert Neth
1909
France and Germany sign treaty about Morocco