Napoleon I of France won the Battle of Craonne, stopping Russian and Prussian forces in Northern France.
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Newsroom on BBC2 switched to color, making it the first color news in the UK.
The Hubble Space Telescope captured the first images of the surface of Pluto.
A COVID-19 quarantine hotel collapsed in China, leaving 70 people trapped.
Activists started a 54 mile (87 km) march from Selma to Montgomery.
Prince Wilhelm of Wied arrived in Albania to begin his reign as King.