Willem II became King of the Netherlands.
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A gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally beaten and left to die in Wyoming, US.
The first-ever infrared photo was taken in Rochester, New York.
The Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 allowed the world to look at the far side of the moon for the first time.
The Massachusetts Charter was signed, which established the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
British Newspaper 'The Independent' was first published.
