The legislation was passed, allowing females to be appointed as bishops of The Church of England.
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Explorer David Livingstone became the first European to see Victoria Falls.
A sequel to LittleBigPlanet was released for the PlayStation Portable.
This day marked the beginning of The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia.
Writer, explorer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh went on trial for suspected treason.
Hundreds of people died after a New England Blizzard.
