333 US marines invaded Haiti, beginning a 19-year occupation.
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English poet Henry James Pye became Poet Laureate in the United Kingdom.
Walt Disney's 'Alice in Wonderland' was released in New York City, US.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) called for an end to 36 years of bloody conflict with the UK.
Furniture retailer IKEA opened its first store in Sweden.
The United States ratified the 14th Amendment to allow former slaves citizenship in the US.