England’s first female bishop of the Church of England, Libby Lane, was ordained.
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The first Winter Olympics medal was awarded to American Skater Charles Jewtraw after skating 5,000 meters in just 44 seconds.
After being unearthed in South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond became the world's largest.
Michigan became the 26th state to join the United States of America.
Thirty thousand lives were lost after a major earthquake shook Lisbon.
Elvis Presley reached number one in the UK charts with 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?'
