The first-ever inaugural US National Championship for tennis occurred in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
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King Henry V of England died aged 35 in Château de Vincennes, France.
Crocker-Woolworth National Bank formed its headquarters in San Francisco.
After 25 years of fighting with the British, the IRA announced a ceasefire on Britain.
Hurricane Carol hit Connecticut and Rhode Island.
R&B icon Akon ceremoniously laid the first stone for Akon City, a futuristic Wakanda-like city in Senegal.
