President George Washington marked the location for the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
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The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London, opened.
Roman Emperor Domitian was assassinated, and Marcus Cocceius Nerva became the new Emperor.
During his fourth and final voyage, Christopher Columbus arrived in Costa Rica.
Colonel Joseph William Kittinger II completed the first-ever trans-Atlantic crossing in a helium balloon.
The Teutonic Knights defeated the Polish army in the Battle of Chojnice.
