The first eclipse observation from a hot air balloon took place at 11,500 feet altitude by Dmitri Mendeleev in Russia.
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The musical 'Yip! Yip! Yaphank!' by Irving Berlin premiered at the Century Theatre in New York City.
The coronation of King Edward I occurred at the Westminster Abbey in England.
African American almanac author Benjamin Banneker wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson asking for justice for African Americans.
The Soviets shot down the plane of an American CIA agent, and the pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
All local Jews had to submit their books through King James I to be investigated.
