New York’s district attorney returned 58 stolen pieces of art to Italy, worth $19 million.
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El Salvador established Bitcoin as legal tender.
French aviator Eugène Lefebvre tragically died in an airplane crash, making this day the first-ever aviation fatality.
The Blitz began.
Dom Pedro I, the founder and first ruler of the empire of Brazil, declared Brazil's independence from Portugal.
Sacha Baron Cohen's mockumentary 'Borat' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.