The Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first game, winning with 45-9 against the Great Westerns of Cincinnati.
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The Royal Canadian Navy was established.
Madonna ended her 'Celebration' world tour with a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Italian film 'Seven Beauties' became the first film directed by a woman to be nominated for an Academy Award.
Pope Alexander VI divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.
American Academy of Arts & Science was established in Boston with James Bowdoin, John, and Samuel Adams as founding members.
