The world’s first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., was founded in England.
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When 65 cars collided during thick fog on the New Jersey Turnpike, nine people were killed.
Someone in South Carolina won a $1.6 billion lottery jackpot, making it the biggest win in US history at the time.
John White returned to England after failing to find the lost Roanoke colonists.
British astronomer William Lassell discovered two of Uranus' moons, Ariel and Umbriel.
The EU declared that single-use plastics would be banned by 2021.
