The Times of London was first issued.
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Navigator Ferdinand Magellan began his exploration of the Pacific Ocean.
Women voted in a general election for the first time in New Zealand.
Prime Minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher, handed in her resignation to the Queen and stepped down after being prime minister for 11 years.
Explorer Richard E. Byrd became the first person to fly over the South Pole.
The Marianna Coal Mine in Pennsylvania exploded and killed 154 men.
