British Novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine left England for America on board the Britannia ship.
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The cryptocurrency 'Bitcoin' was created, providing a new digital currency.
Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tried to fly his famous Flying Machine invention for the first time.
A fire broke out at the top of the famous iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
Benito Mussolini's Fascist dictatorship over Italy began after an aggressive speech in parliament.
Workers began construction on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
