People in South Asia witnessed a total eclipse that lasted 2 minutes and 9 seconds.
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Dubbed 'Black Thursday,' the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.
The pianist Felix Mendelssohn performed for the first time in Berlin at just nine years old.
British astronomer William Lassell discovered two of Uranus' moons, Ariel and Umbriel.
The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.
The world's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., was founded in England.
