Lord Dunmore promised freedom to every slave who enlisted into the British Army.
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The Ensisheim Meteorite – the oldest meteorite with an observed fall – struck the Earth in France.
New York City elected its first African American Mayor, David Dinkins.
Using Johannes Kepler's predictions, French scientist Pierre Gassendi became the first person to witness Mercury's transit between the Earth and the Sun.
RedOctane released Guitar Hero for PlayStation 2 in North America.
The opera company The Deutsche Opernhaus (now know as Deutsche Oper Berlin) was founded. They opened with a performance of The Deutsche Opernhaus.
