Over 321,000 people attended Winston Churchill’s funeral to say goodbye.
It was the largest state funeral of its time.
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Captain James Cook reached a record 1,130 miles from the South Pole.
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.
Coronavirus was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Silent romance comedy ''City Lights" by Charlie Chaplin premiered at the Los Angeles Theater.
Justin Bieber reached one million followers on Twitter.