The first known performance of William Shakespeare’s “Othello” occurred at Whitehall Palace, London.
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The Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, was officially opened.
A leak at a chemical factory in Basel, Switzerland, caused the Rhine to turn red.
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan became the first European to discover the Strait of Magellan.
The Maastricht Treaty came into effect, and with it, the European Union was formed.
US President John Adams became the first president to move into the White House.
