Muhammed VII became the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada.
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The city planning simulation game SimCity was released for the Apple Macintosh.
Author Edgar Allan Poe was last seen alive. He was disorientated, lying in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland, US.
A Neptune-sized exomoon became the first one discovered outside the Solar System.
George Washington issued his 'Thanksgiving Proclamation.'
The world's longest treasure hunt ended after 31 years.