The first WHSmith railway bookstore opened at London Euston Railway Station, London, UK.
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President Ulysses S. Grant founded the US Weather Bureau.
Collins Dictionary announced 'brat' as their word of the year.
The first known performance of William Shakespeare's 'Othello' occurred at Whitehall Palace, London.
A leak at a chemical factory in Basel, Switzerland, caused the Rhine to turn red.
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling mural was presented to the public.
