The Times of India was founded, making it the largest English-language newspaper in the world.
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Political activist and French playwright Olympe de Gouges was guillotined.
The parliament of England passed the first Act of Supremacy, granting the monarch complete control of the Church of England.
The One World Trade Center opened on the original World Trade Center site.
The International Radiotelegraph Conference in Berlin selected 'SOS' (· · · – – – · · ·) as the global standard for radio distress calls.
Queen Elizabeth II inaugurated the flow of oil from the UK's first-ever oil pipeline.
