American explorer Charles Wilkes discovered the Shackleton Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
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Winston Churchill fell ill with pneumonia.
NASA's Explorer 9 satellite launched from the Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia.
The first commercial helicopter, Sikorsky S51, had its first test flight.
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).
