Walden W. Shaw and John D. Hertz founded the Shaw Livery Company and introduced the yellow cabs to attract passengers.
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The first daily passenger air service began, going from London to Paris.
Captain James Cook set sail on his first voyage from Plymouth, heading for the Pacific Ocean.
Belarus declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, the conquistador, founded Havana on the southern part of the island.
Naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor discovered the world's tallest tree in Redwood National Park, California.