The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, was founded by King Charles II.
Construction began on August 10, 1675, and the project was completed in the summer of 1676.
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The state of Florida banned thong bikinis at some state parks.
The royal coronation of King George V and Queen Mary took place in the UK.
UNESCO recommended that Australia's Great Barrier Reef be listed as World Heritage Site 'in danger.'
Stevie Wonder released his first single, 'Fingertips,' at age 13.
English navigator Henry Hudson, his teenage son, and seven supporters set adrift aboard a tiny boat on the Hudson Bay.
