CNN made its debut as the first 24-hour news channel.
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Napoleon I undertook a ceremony to make his authority officially recognized.
Baseball and war hero Hank Gowdy became the first player to enlist in the US Army during World War II.
Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France signed the Secret Treaty of Dover.
The Philadelphia Zoo opened. At the time, it was the only zoo in the 'New World.'
Anti Slavery activist Isabella Baumfree became a Methodist and changed her name to Sojourner Truth.
