Edward the Confessor was crowned King of England. He was considered the last king of the House of Wessex.
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Dr. Kathy Sullivan became the first woman to reach the deepest part of the ocean in the Marianas Trench.
The discovery of the chemical element Neptunium was announced.
The sweeping machine (vacuum cleaner) was patented in Chicago, US, by Ives W. McGaffey.
Noah Cushing patented the washing machine in Quebec, Canada.
World Oceans Day was celebrated for the first time.
