An earthquake destroyed the city of San Salvador.
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Queen Anne knighted Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
A total of 662 Charlie Chaplin lookalikes gathered at the Chaplin Museum in Vevey, Switzerland.
George Washington started his 220-mile journey to become the first President of the United States.
The last major battle of WWII took place.
Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel in an airplane.
