Foundations were placed on Bedloe’s Island, New York City, to become home of the Statue of Liberty.
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The first taxicab service started operating in Tokyo, Japan.
The world's first lab-grown bovine stem cell burger was consumed in London.
English explorer Humphrey Gilbert claimed Newfoundland for the British crown.
Volkswagen launched the Flying Tiger, its first working prototype flying car.
Nelson Mandela returned to South Africa and was arrested for illegally leaving the country.
