The first major revolt of the 1848-1849 German revolutions began in Vienna.
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Earmuffs were patented.
Itza, the last Mayan kingdom, was conquered by Spanish forces.
Prolific killer John Wayne Gacy was given the death sentence for the murder of 33 young men and boys.
American baseball catcher Wilbert Robinson tried to claim a record by catching a ball dropped from a plane 525 feet above him.
Astronomer William Herschel first observed Uranus.
