The Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge became the first US wildlife sanctuary.
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The first public Bat Mitzvah was held in New York City. It was for a girl named Judith Kaplan.
$500 million worth of art was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, US.
Wayne Rooney apologized to a 9-year-old fan after accidentally breaking his wrist.
The Portage Railroad Line in Pennsylvania built the first railroad tunnel in the US.
American Astronomer William Henry Pickering discovered Phoebe, one of Saturn's moons.