Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the new capital of Canada.
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NASA successfully put two satellites designed to study the Moon's interior structure into the Moon's orbit.
The British East India Trading Company was given a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I.
The New Year's Eve Ball was lowered in New York Times Square for the very first time.
A blue moon and a lunar eclipse occurred on the same day.
Denmark's Queen Margrethe announced that she would end her 52-year-long reign.
