Freed black man Richard Johnson was granted 100 acres of land in the state of Virginia.
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MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, situated on Las Vegas Strip, caught fire, killing 85 people.
French chemistry and physics teacher Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made his first successful balloon flight.
Saint Anterus became the Bishop of Rome.
Benito Mussolini and Leandro Arpinati led squads of fighters in the melee between Fascists and Socialists in Bologna, Italy.
Elon Musk revealed Tesla's first electric cyber truck with shatterproof windows.