The first taxicab service started operating in Tokyo, Japan.
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Flagellation, also known as flogging, whipping, or lashing, was banned by the US Army.
The world's first lab-grown bovine stem cell burger was consumed in London.
Henry I took to the throne as he was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, London.
The Soviet spacecraft Mars 6 was launched.
The leader in Scotland's fight for independence, William Wallace, was captured and later trialed and executed in London.
