Google announced that it had acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion.
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The Dublin and Kingstown Railway officially opened.
Peter the Great of Russia defeated Sweden at the battle of Lesnaya.
Bruce Springsteen released his album 'Tunnel of Love.'
British Parliament met at the University of Oxford rather than the Palace of Westminster during the Great Plague of London.
The South Korean alphabet, called 'Hangul,' was published.
