American explorer Charles Wilkes discovered the Shackleton Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
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Egyptian King Tutankhamun's coffin was discovered.
Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba.
The first-ever 911 call was made in the US.
Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkurv (Reykjavík Football Club), was founded.
The world's longest traffic jam from Lyon to Paris, France, extended a lengthy 104 miles (167 km).
