Explorer David Livingstone became the first European to see Victoria Falls.
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This day marked the beginning of The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia.
A sequel to LittleBigPlanet was released for the PlayStation Portable.
Hundreds of people died after a New England Blizzard.
Queen Elizabeth I was coronated and re-established the protestant Church of England.
The legislation was passed, allowing females to be appointed as bishops of The Church of England.