The world record for rainfall dumped 6.1 feet (1.87m) of rain on Cilaos, Island of Réunion.
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The first African American newspaper called 'Freedom's Journal' was published in the US.
George Clooney and Martin Luther King III were arrested at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, DC.
The US celebrated its very first National Book Awards.
Samoset became the first Native American to make contact with the Plymouth colony.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono were served deportation papers for overstaying in the US.
