Slavery in Cape Colony, Britain’s colony in South Africa, was abolished by the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act.
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Paul McCartney and Pete Best were arrested.
Puerto Rico's Arecibo Telescope collapsed less than a month after being decommissioned.
Pedro I was crowned Emperor of Brazil.
Jay-Z stabbed Lance Rivera.
Shaw University, the first historically Black university in the southern United States, was founded.
