Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was first published in the UK.
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The United States Coast Guard was formed by an act passed by the US Congress.
Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather won five Golden Globe awards.
Spain founded the Spanish Legion; an army unit made up of foreign soldiers.
Digging began to make way for the construction of the Eiffel Tower, Paris.
Law No. 38 in Iceland was approved, making abortion legal.
