Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling mural was presented to the public.
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President Ulysses S. Grant founded the US Weather Bureau.
Palau's archipelago became the first country in the world to ban the use of sunscreen containing harmful chemicals that destroy reefs.
The United States Weather Bureau made its first comprehensive weather forecast.
Jankenteam's Alex Kidd in Miracle World was released in Japan for the Sega Master System.
A leak at a chemical factory in Basel, Switzerland, caused the Rhine to turn red.
