England, Flanders, and Northern France experienced one of the most severe earthquakes in recorded history.
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Europe surrendered to ''Waterloo" as ABBA smashed the 19th Eurovision Contest in Brighton, England.
Americans reached the North Pole.
The first Tony Awards were handed out at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded in LaFayette, New York, by Joseph Smith.
The Declaration of Arbroath was signed in Scotland to reaffirm the country's independence.
