Freed black man Richard Johnson was granted 100 acres of land in the state of Virginia.
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Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, fell to the armies of Timur.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released in Japan for the N64.
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, situated on Las Vegas Strip, caught fire, killing 85 people.
Pope Sergius I consecrated Willibrord as bishop of the Frisians at the Church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome, Italy.
Two bombs exploded in pubs in central Birmingham, UK.
