On This Day in History - August 21 |
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| What Happened On This Day In History - August 21 |
1911 August 21
1911-08-21
The Mona Lisa painting was stolen from the Louvre by an employee. it was recovered two years later when the thief attempted to sell it to an art dealer in Florence, Italy.
1965 August 21
1965-08-21
Gemini 5 launched into Earth orbit (2 astronauts)
1972 August 21
1972-08-21
U.S. orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus launched
1993 August 21
1993-08-21
NASA loses contact with Mars Observer
1996 August 21
1996-08-21
Netscape Browser 3.0 is released
