England, Flanders, and Northern France experienced one of the most severe earthquakes in recorded history.
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The Declaration of Arbroath was signed in Scotland to reaffirm the country's independence.
The first modern international Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.
NASA launched the Pioneer 11 space probe to study the asteroid belt & the environment around Jupiter and Saturn.
The Humorous Phases of Funny Faces by James Stuart Blackton became the world's first animation.
The first known animal contracted COVID-19.
