Ireland ended its ban on divorce.
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Photographer Alfred Stieglitz opened The Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession in Manhattan, New York.
Charles Darwin published his revolutionary work, On the Origin of Species.
D.B. Cooper hijacked a Boeing 727 and extorted a ransom of $200,000 before parachuting out of the plane with the money and was never seen again.
From this day until February 10, 1435, London's Thames river completely froze.
Abel Tasman became the first European to discover Tasmania and named it Van Diemen's Land.
