The animated fantasy TV show “The Smurfs” premiered on NBC.
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Henry Hudson began a journey up the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River.
American department store Kohl's opened their first store in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
A new federal constitution was created, which marked Switzerland as a federal state.
East London sewers were blocked by an 829-foot (253 meters), 260,000 lb (23 ton) giant fatberg.
An extreme category 5 hurricane called Gilbert hit Jamaica, with the eye of the storm being 15 miles wide.
