King of France, Louis XVI, faced gruesome guillotine execution for high treason.
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The Flag of Quebec was adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec.
The Power of Symphony by William Hill Brown became the first novel published in America.
A meteorite that hit Australia 2.2 billion years ago was announced as Earth's oldest recognized meteorite impact structure.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles, by British crime writer Agatha Christie, was published in the UK.
Li Na became the first Asian-born tennis player to be entered into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
