Author Edgar Allan Poe was last seen alive. He was disorientated, lying in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland, US.
The next time someone saw him was his dead body on October 8, and the cause of his death is a complete mystery today.
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ABC aired the first episode of 'The Mickey Mouse Club.'
A Neptune-sized exomoon became the first one discovered outside the Solar System.
George Washington issued his 'Thanksgiving Proclamation.'
Muhammed VII became the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada.
The city planning simulation game SimCity was released for the Apple Macintosh.
