The first British troops arrived in France during World War I.
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The first known performance of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' was performed.
Pope Pius VII restored the Society of Jesus.
Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for US president by the Progressive Party.
Lynne Cox set a new record by swimming 2.7 miles (4.3 km) from Alaska to Siberia in a swimsuit.
The National Space Development Agency of Japan selected Mamoru Mohri, Chiaki Mukai, and Takao Doi as Japan’s first astronauts.
