The first power plant in the US, “Pearl Street Station,” in Manhattan, New York, started generating electricity.
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Google was founded.
Peter III of Aragon became the King of Sicily.
A 400-year-old shipwreck was discovered just 15 miles off the coast of Portugal.
Amazon became the second company in the world to be worth over $1 trillion.
Arkansas' Governor used the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering school.
