All local Jews had to submit their books through King James I to be investigated.
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The first eclipse observation from a hot air balloon took place at 11,500 feet altitude by Dmitri Mendeleev in Russia.
African American almanac author Benjamin Banneker wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson asking for justice for African Americans.
The musical 'Yip! Yip! Yaphank!' by Irving Berlin premiered at the Century Theatre in New York City.
The first photos to reveal that the Aral Sea was shrinking were taken by NASA.
Russia and China began their first-ever joint military exercise.
