The Umbria and Marche earthquake occurred in Italy, killing 11 people and injuring 100.
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The US Congress abolished the gold dollar and three-dollar coins.
Sir Frances Drake completed his famous circumnavigation of the world when he sailed into Plymouth aboard the Golden Hind.
The famous Parthenon building in Athens, Greece, was damaged due to an attack by the Venetian army attempting to remove Turks who turned the building into a mosque.
The World Health Organization announced that they would give measles vaccinations to 800,000 children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The iconic Hollywoodland sign was changed to just Hollywood as we know it today.
