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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United States Naval Observatory astronomer James Christy discovered Pluto's largest moon.
UNESCO recommended that Australia's Great Barrier Reef be listed as World Heritage Site 'in danger.'
American gangster John Dillinger died from gunshot wounds at age 31.
English navigator Henry Hudson, his teenage son, and seven supporters set adrift aboard a tiny boat on the Hudson Bay.
The state of Florida banned thong bikinis at some state parks.
