Napoleon Bonaparte left Egypt to return home to France.
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The World Council of Churches (WCC) was founded with 147 churches from 44 countries.
French explorer Jacques Cartier arrived in the city of Quebec during his third voyage to Canada.
During the French Revolution, a mass levy was adopted, making it compulsory for any able-bodied men aged 18 to 25 to join military service.
The first-ever photograph was taken of the Earth from the surface of the Moon.
Scottish knight William Wallace was executed for treason by being hung, drawn, and quartered by order of King Edward I of England.
