Reality documentary The Apprentice (UK) premiered with businessman Lord Alan Sugar as the leading judge.
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The world's longest traffic jam from Lyon to Paris, France, extended a lengthy 104 miles (167 km).
The first-ever 911 call was made in the US.
The first known British check was written for the amount of £400.
Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkurv (Reykjavík Football Club), was founded.
The first commercial helicopter, Sikorsky S51, had its first test flight.
