John Adams was selected to negotiate a peace treaty of commerce with Great Britain following the Revolutionary war.
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The latter of two total lunar eclipses was seen from the Americas.
The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus received a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Society of Jesus was founded by Ignatius of Loyola alongside six companions.
A new flag was chosen for the People's Republic of China.
Zhai Zhigang became the first person from China to perform a spacewalk while on the Shenzhou 7 mission.
