Congress created the Oregon Territory, which included Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Western Montana.
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The New York Eye Infirmary opened, and it was the first specialty hospital of its kind in the western hemisphere.
After being in construction for 632 years, the Cologne Cathedral was completed.
Venezuelan political terrorist Carlos the Jackal was captured in Sudan.
Singapore opened the world's first Summer Youth Olympics Games.
Mudslides and flooding in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown claimed the lives of 1,141 people and left 3,00 without homes.
