Freed black man Richard Johnson was granted 100 acres of land in the state of Virginia.
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Elon Musk revealed Tesla's first electric cyber truck with shatterproof windows.
Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presented the first measurements of the speed of light.
Pope Sergius I consecrated Willibrord as bishop of the Frisians at the Church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome, Italy.
French chemistry and physics teacher Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made his first successful balloon flight.
The movie 'Frankenstein,' based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel of the same name, was released in the US.