A galaxy named “Dwingeloo 1” was discovered to be just 10 million light-years from our own.
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French inventor Franky Zapata crossed the English Channel on a hoverboard.
Mount Asama erupted in Japan, killing around 1,400 people.
The United States of America declared neutrality at the beginning of World War I.
Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog took to Twitter to tell the public that they had broken up.
French monk Dom Pierre PĂ©rignon accidentally made champagne.