Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes’ Highest-Paid Athletes List, becoming the first soccer player to do so.
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The King of France, Louis V, was crowned.
Noah Cushing patented the washing machine in Quebec, Canada.
Two American journalists were sentenced to 12 years of penal labor after illegally entering North Korea.
The sweeping machine (vacuum cleaner) was patented in Chicago, US, by Ives W. McGaffey.
World Oceans Day was celebrated for the first time.
