Seven Irish prisoners broke out of the Western Australian Colony’s Fremantle Prison and fled to the US.
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Using gene therapy, eight babies suffering from ''bubble boy disease" were cured in Memphis, Tennessee.
American boarding house owner Mary Surratt was arrested for taking part in President Lincoln's assassination.
Explorer Christopher Columbus was given funding for his first journey.
Ford Mustang went on sale for the first time.
Slavery in Ethiopia came to an end thanks to Emperor Haile Selassie.
