Mexico was officially recognized as an independent nation by the US.
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Winona Ryder was arrested.
A 7.8 earthquake hit Flores Island in Indonesia, which caused an 82-foot tsunami, killing about 2,500 people.
Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the US constitution.
King Carloman II of West Francia was mortally wounded while out hunting.
The first case of the bubonic plague was announced in Honolulu.
