Pope Alexander VI divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.
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Al Capone went to prison.
The Royal Canadian Navy was established.
The Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first game, winning with 45-9 against the Great Westerns of Cincinnati.
Emmy Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus, star of 'Seinfeld,' received the 2,407th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Latvia declared its independence from the Soviet Union.