All local Jews had to submit their books through King James I to be investigated.
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Adolphe Célestin Pégoud became Europe's first man to use a parachute.
A battle at sea between USS Constitution and British HMS Guerriere occurred 400 miles off Nova Scotia.
The coronation of King Edward I occurred at the Westminster Abbey in England.
The musical 'Yip! Yip! Yaphank!' by Irving Berlin premiered at the Century Theatre in New York City.
African American almanac author Benjamin Banneker wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson asking for justice for African Americans.
