A Dutch scientist named Heike Kamerlingh Onnes announced he was able to create solid helium.
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The UK's Prince Harry was withdrawn from a military tour of Afghanistan.
Svend Robinson became the first Canadian MP to come out of the closet publicly.
The first warrants were issued to arrest three women accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, US.
A lunar eclipse saved explorer Christopher Columbus's life.
Charles Darwin explored Bahia, San Salvador, Brazil, and fell in love with its variety of plants, flowers, animals & insects.
