The Batavian Republic was proclaimed, replacing the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands.
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Miami, Florida, received snow for the first and last time ever.
Coopers Inc. started selling the world's first men's briefs in Chicago.
Thomas Edison's first overhead electric lighting system began service in Roselle, New Jersey.
Production of the Pixar film Toy Story began.
The state of Georgia seceded from the United States of America.
