Inventor Elisha Otis acquired a patent for a steam engine for elevators.
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The world-famous Swan Lake ballet premiered in St. Petersburg at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre.
Hunga Tonga, a volcano in Tonga, erupted, which triggered tsunami warnings from the US and Chile to Japan and Australia.
The World Economic Forum announced that there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans by as early as 2050.
Queen Elizabeth I claimed the throne after her half-sister, Queen Mary I, died November 17, 1558.
US Airways Flight 1549 landed on the Hudson River, NYC.
