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.
English explorer Humphrey Gilbert claimed Newfoundland for the British crown.
The leader in Scotland's fight for independence, William Wallace, was captured and later trialed and executed in London.
Italian astronomer Giovanni Donati became the first person to observe the spectrum of a comet.
