The first Negro Catholic priest, Charles Uncles, was ordained in the US.
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Dozens of people died after drinking bath lotion in Siberia.
The three ships carrying settlers who would later found Virginia, the first of the Thirteen Colonies, departed England.
The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, returned to Earth.
The Williamsburg suspension bridge opened.
The crew of the Union Star lost their lives along with all eight lifeboat volunteers who tried to save them.
