The world’s longest traffic jam from Lyon to Paris, France, extended a lengthy 104 miles (167 km).
Source
Reality documentary The Apprentice (UK) premiered with businessman Lord Alan Sugar as the leading judge.
American explorer Charles Wilkes discovered the Shackleton Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
The first-ever 911 call was made in the US.
The Austrian Civil War came to an end after four days of bloodshed.
Winston Churchill fell ill with pneumonia.
