George Smith, a London taxi driver, became the first person ever to be fined for drunk driving.
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An earthquake known as 'The Lesser Judgment Day' hit Constantinople.
Mike the Headless Chicken lost his head.
George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora.
The pilot episode of the science-fiction series 'The X-Files' aired on FOX in the US & Canada.
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce was signed between the Kingdom of Prussia and the United States of America.
