Mount Vesuvius volcano erupted, devastating Naples in the process.
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Donald Trump married his first wife, Ivana Zelníčková, in Manhattan, New York.
Texaco was formed.
Booker T. Washington became the first Black person pictured on a US postage stamp.
Englishman John Walker invented modern-day wooden matches that create a flame through friction.
France initiated the War of the League of Cambrai against Venice.
