China lifted the country’s ban on literature by Aristotle, Shakespeare, and Dickens.
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A 44 lb lobster was captured off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.
The BBC broadcast the world's first science fiction television program, an adaptation of the play R.U.R.
The Boston Bicycle Club was formed, becoming the first cycling club in the United States.
The comic book 'Archie' was first published.
Koalas were listed as endangered for the first time in Australian history.