Abel Tasman became the first European to discover Tasmania and named it Van Diemen’s Land.
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George Hancock, who invented softball, played the first match in Chicago.
Ireland ended its ban on divorce.
From this day until February 10, 1435, London's Thames river completely froze.
The very first Chick-fil-A restaurant opened in Atlanta's Greenbriar Mall.
STS 44 Atlantis 10 was launched into space.
