French astronomer Pierre Janssen first recorded evidence of helium, a then-unknown element.
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North Carolina, US, was hit by hurricane Bob.
The world's oldest cheese dating back 3,200 years, was discovered in an Ancient Egyptian tomb near Cairo.
James Meredith became the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
A funeral was held in Iceland for the loss of the Okjökull glacier.
There were sightings of a giant sea serpent in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
