Explorer John Cabot claimed Canada for England, thinking he was in Asia when he was actually in Nova Scotia.
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Henry VIII was crowned King of England.
The US supreme court officially overturned women's constitutional right to abortion.
A mysterious outbreak of dancing plague or choreomania occurred in the German city of Aachen.
Due to her pure talent and popularity, Mary Pickford became the first female actress to be offered a $1 million contract.
The Women's International Soccer team played at a world record altitude of 18,999 ft at Kilimanjaro.
