Foundations were placed on Bedloe’s Island, New York City, to become home of the Statue of Liberty.
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Henry I took to the throne as he was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, London.
The Ambato earthquake destroyed fifty towns in Ecuador and killed over 6,000 people.
The world's first lab-grown bovine stem cell burger was consumed in London.
The first taxicab service started operating in Tokyo, Japan.
The first traffic lights in the US were installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
