Explorer David Livingstone became the first European to see Victoria Falls.
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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.
The Soviet Lunokhod 1 became the first robotic lunar rover to land on the Moon's surface.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony was performed for the first time in St Petersburg, Russia.
A 55-year-old man became the first known person to contract COVID-19.
