Freed black man Richard Johnson was granted 100 acres of land in the state of Virginia.
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Inventor Moses F Gale patented the cigar lighter in the US.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released in Japan for the N64.
North Carolina became the 12th state to join the United States of America.
Saint Anterus became the Bishop of Rome.
Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presented the first measurements of the speed of light.
