The first power plant in the US, “Pearl Street Station,” in Manhattan, New York, started generating electricity.
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Peter III of Aragon became the King of Sicily.
The fantasy TV series 'Xena: Warrior Princess' premiered on NBC in the US.
Mother Teresa was declared a saint by Pope Francis during a ceremony at the Vatican.
China's space agency launched a classified spacecraft into orbit atop a Long March 2F rocket.
Beatrix Potter wrote her first story of Peter Rabbit in the form of a letter for Noel Moore.
