The New York Eye Infirmary opened, and it was the first specialty hospital of its kind in the western hemisphere.
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After being in construction for 632 years, the Cologne Cathedral was completed.
A rainbow lasting three hours was recorded over the Gwynedd coast in Wales.
Pakistan gained independence from the British Empire – a day before India's independence.
Singapore opened the world's first Summer Youth Olympics Games.
A major blackout occurred in the Northeastern and Midwestern US along with Ontario, Canada.
