George Washington dies, a spacecraft flies by Venus for the first time, Bob Dylan releases his first single, and President George W. Bush ducks flying shoes in Iraq, all on this day.
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2004: The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, opens near Millau, France. The top of one of the bridge's mast rises 1,125 feet above its base.