New Zealand’s All Blacks played their first international test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground.
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Bahrain declared independence from Britain.
An all-steel church called San Sebastian Church opened in Manila, Philippines.
Kristofer Helgen announced the discovery of the olinguito, a mammal of the raccoon family Procyonidae.
The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican opened for its first mass.
The Transcontinental Railroad linking up the East and West halves of the US was completed in Colorado.
