George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora.
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The Treaty of Amity and Commerce was signed between the Kingdom of Prussia and the United States of America.
Mike the Headless Chicken lost his head.
Hamida Djandoubi, the 'Pimp Killer,' was the last person executed by guillotine in France.
Buckingham Palace, London, was blasted during The Blitz mass air bombings by Germany.
Archaeologists and scientists discovered a new human-like species inside caves in South Africa.
