The pianist Felix Mendelssohn performed for the first time in Berlin at just nine years old.
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When 65 cars collided during thick fog on the New Jersey Turnpike, nine people were killed.
John White returned to England after failing to find the lost Roanoke colonists.
Iceland's Prime Minister joined thousands of women on strike to protest gender inequality.
A pair of Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike Air Ships broke the record for the highest-selling sneakers at auction.
Dubbed 'Black Thursday,' the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.
