The Office, created by Ricky Gervais in the UK, aired its first US season on NBC.
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The world's first international women's sporting event began in Monaco.
The Rapid Transit Railroad broke ground on a new underground subway to link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Black citizens were given the right to vote in Canada.
Dr. Robert Koch discovered Mycobacterium Tuberculosis which is bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB).
Elvis Presley enlisted in the US army.
