Lord Dunmore promised freedom to every slave who enlisted into the British Army.
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RedOctane released Guitar Hero for PlayStation 2 in North America.
Hilary Clinton made history when she became the first-ever First Lady to win a seat for the Democrats in the Senate.
Colorado became the second US state to give women the right to vote.
John Austin became the last person to be publicly hanged on London's Tyburn Gallows.
The London Gazette published its first edition under the name The Oxford Gazette.
