The Copyright Act of 1790 became the first federal copyright act to be established in the United States.
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English civil servant Samuel Pepys recorded his last diary entry.
The video for Psy's Gangnam Style reached two billion views on YouTube.
Battle of the Kalka River occurred.
The New Orleans Minting facility closed.
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Peru, killing as many as 70,000 people.
