Lord Dunmore promised freedom to every slave who enlisted into the British Army.
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New York City elected its first African American Mayor, David Dinkins.
The Stoughton Musical Society, the oldest musical society in the US, was formed.
RedOctane released Guitar Hero for PlayStation 2 in North America.
The Ensisheim Meteorite – the oldest meteorite with an observed fall – struck the Earth in France.
Using Johannes Kepler's predictions, French scientist Pierre Gassendi became the first person to witness Mercury's transit between the Earth and the Sun.
