The Humorous Phases of Funny Faces by James Stuart Blackton became the world’s first animation.
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England, Flanders, and Northern France experienced one of the most severe earthquakes in recorded history.
The first modern international Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.
Americans reached the North Pole.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded in LaFayette, New York, by Joseph Smith.
The Bosnian War began after a series of violent conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.