Adolphe Célestin Pégoud became Europe’s first man to use a parachute.
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The musical 'Yip! Yip! Yaphank!' by Irving Berlin premiered at the Century Theatre in New York City.
The first eclipse observation from a hot air balloon took place at 11,500 feet altitude by Dmitri Mendeleev in Russia.
All local Jews had to submit their books through King James I to be investigated.
Russia and China began their first-ever joint military exercise.
African American almanac author Benjamin Banneker wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson asking for justice for African Americans.
