The US shuttle Columbia became the first reusable crewed spacecraft, by making its second trip 

For the first time since the 1840s, a salmon was caught in the Thames 

PerciVALUES Lowell, US astronomer, dies 

The remains of English explorer Robert Scott and his companions were found in Antarctica 

First Movie stunt 

Worlds Fair in Paris opens (50 million visitors) 

The first public demonstration of the use of chloroform as an anesthetic was given by James Simpson, at the University of Edinburgh 

John Sylvan, French astronomer, dies