The first known performance of William Shakespeare’s “Othello” occurred at Whitehall Palace, London.
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Palau's archipelago became the first country in the world to ban the use of sunscreen containing harmful chemicals that destroy reefs.
Australia, Canada, and Turkey announced they would send armed forces to Afghanistan.
The Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, was officially opened.
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling mural was presented to the public.
President Ulysses S. Grant founded the US Weather Bureau.