The British Parliament offered Oliver Cromwell the British throne.
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Bellevue Hospital opened the NYC Almshouse, the first public hospital in the US.
The first dance marathon took place in New York City, US.
Toni Morrison won a Pulitzer Prize Award for her novel 'Beloved.'
The Hinterkaifeck Murders occurred, where six people were brutally killed on a remote farmstead in Germany, and the killer was never identified.
The iconic Eiffel Tower officially opened and was the tallest man-made tower for 41 years.
