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The North Pole was reached by Robert Peary and his crew
The fall of the Berlin Wall took place, which reunited West and East Berlin
'The Simpsons' premiered as a short cartoon on 'The Tracey Ullman Show'
Sacco and Vanzetti were executed in Charlestown State Prison in Boston, Massachusetts
King Æthelstan finished unifying the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and the Kingdom of England was formed
The Bulgarian army counter-attacked the Byzantines at the Battle of Anchialus
Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, built the city Tiberias on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee
Snapchat held its initial public offering, where its value rose $9 billion on its first day of trading
Prince Harry married Meghan Markle in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
Emperor Henry II signed a peace treaty with Bolesław I, which ended the German–Polish War
Germany signed an armistice effectively ending the First World War
Woodrow Wilson was sworn in, as the 28th President of the United States
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' album became the most sold album of all time worldwide
The U.S. and 65 other nations boycotted the Moscow Olympics
HMS Resolution, without Captain James Cook, returned to England
Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus
Francis Drake was knighted by Elizabeth I of England after his circumnavigation around the world
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and his expedition discovered the Mississippi River
Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese forces, which provoked the US into joining WW2
The South Pole was reached by Roald Amundsen and his crew

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