Flagellation, also known as flogging, whipping, or lashing, was banned by the US Army.
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Foundations were placed on Bedloe's Island, New York City, to become home of the Statue of Liberty.
The first taxicab service started operating in Tokyo, Japan.
The Ambato earthquake destroyed fifty towns in Ecuador and killed over 6,000 people.
Nelson Mandela returned to South Africa and was arrested for illegally leaving the country.
The world's first lab-grown bovine stem cell burger was consumed in London.
