The world’s first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., was founded in England.
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The pianist Felix Mendelssohn performed for the first time in Berlin at just nine years old.
John White returned to England after failing to find the lost Roanoke colonists.
Dubbed 'Black Thursday,' the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.
A pair of Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike Air Ships broke the record for the highest-selling sneakers at auction.
Iceland's Prime Minister joined thousands of women on strike to protest gender inequality.