The UK hit a milestone after giving 10 million people a COVID-19 vaccination.
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P.T. Barnum purchased the world-famous circus elephant Jumbo.
A week-long blizzard struck Iran and killed 4,000 people, making it the deadliest in history.
New Zealand suffered its most fatal natural disaster in history during the Hawke's Bay Earthquake.
Rock and roll musician Buddy Holly died during a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
Switzerland opened the world's first commercial cheese factory.
