Napoleon I undertook a ceremony to make his authority officially recognized.
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Kentucky became the 15th state to join the United States of America.
Anti Slavery activist Isabella Baumfree became a Methodist and changed her name to Sojourner Truth.
The Philadelphia Zoo opened. At the time, it was the only zoo in the 'New World.'
The Heimlich Maneuver was published in an article for the first time.
Ion Antonescu, Romania's dictatorial World War II leader, was executed by firing squad.
