Australia began selling its first platinum coin, featuring a Koala.
The value of the coin is 100 Australian dollars.
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Russia launched a robot called FEDOR to the International Space Station to work as a remote operator and carry out various tasks autonomously.
Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) to help fight discrimination.
Theodore Roosevelt became the first US President to appear in an automobile publicly.
Austria launched pilotless balloons against the city of Venice, which became the first air raid in history.
Both Russia and Vanuatu joined the World Trade Organization raising the total number of members to 157.
