The New York Eye Infirmary opened, and it was the first specialty hospital of its kind in the western hemisphere.
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The first-ever Japanese patent was issued.
A rainbow lasting three hours was recorded over the Gwynedd coast in Wales.
After being in construction for 632 years, the Cologne Cathedral was completed.
A major blackout occurred in the Northeastern and Midwestern US along with Ontario, Canada.
Congress created the Oregon Territory, which included Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Western Montana.
