King Louis the Pious was crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope.
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The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil was ratified.
Elton John's 7th album, 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,' was released.
Notorious American outlaws, The Dalton Brothers, set out to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas.
AT&T was founded by Alexander Graham Bell, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, and Thomas Sanders.
The US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded.
