Game of Thrones premiered on HBO.
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Slavery in Ethiopia came to an end thanks to Emperor Haile Selassie.
FedEx officially began its operations and flew 186 packages to 25 cities on the US's East Coast.
American boarding house owner Mary Surratt was arrested for taking part in President Lincoln's assassination.
Jazz composer and musician John Coltrane received the Special Citation Pulitzer Prize after his death.
The United Kingdom officially created its first National Park, the Peak District National Park.
