Prince Wilhelm of Wied arrived in Albania to begin his reign as King.
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Newsroom on BBC2 switched to color, making it the first color news in the UK.
US Air Force divers located the Challenger Space Shuttle's crew cabin at the bottom of the ocean.
The first non-stop flight from America to Asia took place.
Dr. John Kellogg served the world's first cornflakes.
Napoleon I of France won the Battle of Craonne, stopping Russian and Prussian forces in Northern France.