The Humorous Phases of Funny Faces by James Stuart Blackton became the world’s first animation.
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Americans reached the North Pole.
England, Flanders, and Northern France experienced one of the most severe earthquakes in recorded history.
The first known animal contracted COVID-19.
The King of England, Richard I, died from gangrene in his shoulder after being hit by a crossbow arrow.
NASA launched the Pioneer 11 space probe to study the asteroid belt & the environment around Jupiter and Saturn.
