Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first African American US Army brigadier general.
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The Battle of Balaclava took place during the Crimean War.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV was made available to PC players in North America.
The Battle of Agincourt between the English and the French took place.
Susan Smith murdered her two children and tried to pin on a made-up Black man.
St Katharine Docks opened in Central London, England, and it was one of the largest ports for trade in London in the 19th Century.
