King Henry VIII became the head of the Church of England.
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Inventor Elisha Otis acquired a patent for a steam engine for elevators.
The World Economic Forum announced that there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans by as early as 2050.
A Chinese Long March rocket launched the Belarussian government's Belintersat-1 satellite into orbit.
Hunga Tonga, a volcano in Tonga, erupted, which triggered tsunami warnings from the US and Chile to Japan and Australia.
Wikipedia was launched.
