The One World Trade Center opened on the original World Trade Center site.
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Political activist and French playwright Olympe de Gouges was guillotined.
The Times of India was founded, making it the largest English-language newspaper in the world.
Emperor Constantius II was baptized on his deathbed hours before passing.
The International Radiotelegraph Conference in Berlin selected 'SOS' (· · · – – – · · ·) as the global standard for radio distress calls.
The parliament of England passed the first Act of Supremacy, granting the monarch complete control of the Church of England.