August 18: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1492The first grammar book of the Spanish language was presented to Queen Isabella I.
2. 1826Scottish explorer Gordon Laing became the first European to reach Timbuktu.
3. 1877Asaph Hall discovered Phobos, the larger of Mars's two moons.
4. 1963James Meredith became the first Black student to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
5. 1976The Soviet spacecraft Luna 24 landed on the Moon, then returned to Earth with a soil sample.

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