One of the greatest speeches of all American history, The Gettysburg Address, was given by Abraham Lincoln.
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Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer star, scored his 1,000th goal.
Pope Hilarius became the Bishop of Rome.
Christopher Columbus discovered Puerto Rico on his second voyage.
The British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson became Britain's Poet Laureate.
The University of Warsaw, Poland, was founded as a Royal University following the Partitions of Poland.
