Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom opened at Walt Disney World Resort, Florida.
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King Henry VIII became the head of the Church of England.
Inventor Elisha Otis acquired a patent for a steam engine for elevators.
Queen Elizabeth I claimed the throne after her half-sister, Queen Mary I, died November 17, 1558.
The world-famous Swan Lake ballet premiered in St. Petersburg at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre.
The World Economic Forum announced that there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans by as early as 2050.