A fire broke out in Hamburg, Germany. It burned for over 100 hours, killed 51 people, and destroyed 1,700 homes.
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Mary Kies became the first woman ever to acquire a patent.
Tchaikovsky conducted the first public concert at the newly-built Music Hall in New York City.
A conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon occurred.
Donald Glover, known by his stage name Childish Gambino, released the music video for his single titled 'This Is America,' which went on to gain vast praise.
During his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus spotted Jamaica and landed at Discovery Bay.
