Svend Robinson became the first Canadian MP to come out of the closet publicly.
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The UK's Prince Harry was withdrawn from a military tour of Afghanistan.
The Family Circus Comic Strip by Bill Keane debuted.
A Dutch scientist named Heike Kamerlingh Onnes announced he was able to create solid helium.
The first warrants were issued to arrest three women accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, US.
A lunar eclipse saved explorer Christopher Columbus's life.
