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On this day in 1912, the British luxury passenger liner Titanic sank en route to New York City from Southampton, Hampshire, England, after striking an iceberg during its maiden voyage; some 1,500 people died.

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On this day in 1955, American fast-food pioneer Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald’s franchise in Des Plaines, Illinois; launching an enterprise that would eventually become the world’s largest fast-food chain.

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On this day in 2019, the historic Notre-Dame de Paris caught fire during a restoration campaign, and the blaze destroyed most of the cathedral’s roof, the 19th-century spire, and some of the rib vaulting.