After the death of Queen Victoria, Britain moved their postage stamps to the King Edward VII series.
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The National Association of Baseball Players was established in New York.
Russian soldiers attack unarmed demonstrators on this day that would later be known as 'Bloody Sunday.'
Lady Macbeth by Dmitri Shostakovich was performed for the first time in Leningrad, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Netflix passed the $100 billion milestone.
A record $20 to $50 million worth of gold bars were stolen in a bank robbery in Beirut, Lebanon.
