The English explorer Verney Cameron became the first European to cross Africa from east to west.
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The London Gazette published its first edition under the name The Oxford Gazette.
New York City elected its first African American Mayor, David Dinkins.
Hilary Clinton made history when she became the first-ever First Lady to win a seat for the Democrats in the Senate.
President Eisenhower won his second term with the most significant Republican win since Abraham Lincoln's in 1860.
The Stoughton Musical Society, the oldest musical society in the US, was formed.
