Explorer Christopher Columbus set sail on his second voyage with a larger fleet of 17 ships.
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China banned all literature from Japan or by Japanese authors.
KFC opened its first franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah, US.
Large pieces of plastic polystyrene were found in the middle of the Arctic Ocean.
Almost 50,000 Jews were transported to Israel, known as Operation Magic Carpet.
The Sultan of Brunei rewarded British adventurer James Brooke by granting him control of Sarawak.
