Mississippi was admitted to the Union, making it the 20th American state.
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King Berger of Sweden celebrated Christmas with his brothers before throwing them in his dungeons to die.
Cristina Fernandez was sworn in as Argentina's first elected female president.
One of the biggest heists in Japan occurred.
Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict, demanding that he recant.
Isaac Newton's calculations and theories based on Kepler's laws were read to the Royal Society in London.