Explorer David Livingstone became the first European to see Victoria Falls.
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A 55-year-old man became the first known person to contract COVID-19.
The crew aboard Japan Airlines Flight 1628 sighted three potential UFOs above Alaska.
An earthquake struck Valdivia, south-central Chile, which caused a tsunami that damaged Hawaii, French Polynesia, and Japan.
All of London's Jews (approx. 680) were accused and arrested for coin clipping and counterfeiting.
The US Senate held its first session in the unfinished Capitol Building.
