The foundations for the Tower of Pisa were placed in Italy.
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The Battle of Pharsalus ended.
American forces made a second attack on Japan during World War II and dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge led Dutch forces to recapture New York from the English.
The virtual pet video game, Seaman, was released on the Dreamcast in North America.
American sea Captain Robert Gray returned to Boston after a three-year journey commanding the ship Columbia Rediviva.