Christopher Columbus discovered Puerto Rico on his second voyage.
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The University of Warsaw, Poland, was founded as a Royal University following the Partitions of Poland.
The Nintendo Wii was released in the US.
One of the greatest speeches of all American history, The Gettysburg Address, was given by Abraham Lincoln.
The British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson became Britain's Poet Laureate.
Goldwyn Pictures film studio was founded by Samuel Goldwyn, Edgar Selwyn, and Archibald Selwyn.