Daniel McCree patented the portable fire escape in the US.
The United States Congress established Yosemite National Park.
The US Congress abolished the gold dollar and three-dollar coins.
Sequoia National Park was established in the Sierra Nevada region of California, USA, by the National park service.
Vincent van Gogh shot himself at a wheat field in Auvers-Sur-Oise, France, and died from his wounds two days later.
Wyoming became the 44th state to join the United States of America.
Idaho became the 43rd state to join the United States of America.