Roman Emperor Domitian was assassinated, and Marcus Cocceius Nerva became the new Emperor.
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During his fourth and final voyage, Christopher Columbus arrived in Costa Rica.
Liechtenstein became the 160th member of the United Nations.
The US spacecraft, Voyager, took the first-ever photograph of the moon and Earth together from space.
President George Washington marked the location for the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London, opened.
