The first taxicab service started operating in Tokyo, Japan.
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The Battle of Tettenhall occurred, where the final major Viking army battled against England and was defeated by a landslide.
Nelson Mandela returned to South Africa and was arrested for illegally leaving the country.
Flagellation, also known as flogging, whipping, or lashing, was banned by the US Army.
English explorer Humphrey Gilbert claimed Newfoundland for the British crown.
Henry I took to the throne as he was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, London.
