Iceland’s first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkurv (Reykjavík Football Club), was founded.
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The first known British check was written for the amount of £400.
NASA's Explorer 9 satellite launched from the Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia.
American explorer Charles Wilkes discovered the Shackleton Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
The first commercial helicopter, Sikorsky S51, had its first test flight.
The first-ever 911 call was made in the US.
