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On this day in History - July 15
1741 - the first Europeans to visit Alaska... | 1799 - The Rosetta Stone is found in... | 1849 – The first air raid in history occurs...
1741 – Aleksei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
1799 – The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.
1849 – The first air raid in history occurs; Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice
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