The New York Evening Mirror published Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem “The Raven.”
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French President Jacques Chirac announced France's nuclear test program had finished.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first non-Spanish player to captain Real Madrid.
Margaret Thatcher became the first post-war prime minister who was refused a degree.
Kansas entered the Union, making it the 34th state to join the United States of America.
One of William Shakespeare's most acclaimed plays, ''Romeo & Juliet" was performed for the first time.
