Tennis sisters went head-to-head when Serena Williams beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 at the Australian Open Women’s Tennis.
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Law No. 38 in Iceland was approved, making abortion legal.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was first published in the UK.
Spain founded the Spanish Legion; an army unit made up of foreign soldiers.
Edward VI was crowned King of England after Henry VIII died.
The world's largest snowflake measuring 15 inches wide by 8 inches thick, was discovered in a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana.