Nelly Saunders and Rose Harland fought in America’s first public women’s boxing match.
Source
The world's first liquid-fueled rocket was launched.
The US celebrated its very first National Book Awards.
King Gustav III of Sweden was shot during a masquerade ball at the Royal Opera Hall in Stockholm.
British bomber planes obliterated 89% of Würzburg, Germany, within just 20 minutes.
The first African American newspaper called 'Freedom's Journal' was published in the US.
