Hundreds of people died after a New England Blizzard.
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Writer, explorer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh went on trial for suspected treason.
Explorer David Livingstone became the first European to see Victoria Falls.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony was performed for the first time in St Petersburg, Russia.
The US Senate held its first session in the unfinished Capitol Building.
The Soviet Lunokhod 1 became the first robotic lunar rover to land on the Moon's surface.