“Friends” debuted on NBC and continued for ten seasons.
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English poet and playwright Ben Jonson was arrested for manslaughter after killing Elizabethan actor Gabriel Spenser in a duel.
The American drama TV series 'Lost' premiered on ABC.
American drama TV series 'Baywatch' premiered on NBC.
Former President Abraham Lincoln ordered the emancipation of slaves across the US from January 1, 1863.
A treaty was signed between the Old Swiss Confederacy and the House of Habsburg, ending years of conflict between the two states.