The Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first game, winning with 45-9 against the Great Westerns of Cincinnati.
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Madonna ended her 'Celebration' world tour with a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Royal Canadian Navy was established.
San Francisco Giants outfielder, Willie Mays, broke the record for home runs.
NASA's Atlantis Space Shuttle ferried the Magellan space probe into orbit.
Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first female prime minister.
