China lifted the country’s ban on literature by Aristotle, Shakespeare, and Dickens.
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A steamboat patent was granted to the American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton.
A charity auction in Los Angeles saw the lyrics to 'Candle in the Wind' sell to the highest bidder at a staggering $442,500.
Margaret Thatcher became the leader of the British Conservative Party.
Koalas were listed as endangered for the first time in Australian history.
The Boston Bicycle Club was formed, becoming the first cycling club in the United States.
