North Carolina became the 12th state to join the United States of America.
Source
Freed black man Richard Johnson was granted 100 acres of land in the state of Virginia.
The movie 'Frankenstein,' based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel of the same name, was released in the US.
Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, fell to the armies of Timur.
Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presented the first measurements of the speed of light.
Benito Mussolini and Leandro Arpinati led squads of fighters in the melee between Fascists and Socialists in Bologna, Italy.
