The New York Times published its first issue.
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Liechtenstein became the 160th member of the United Nations.
The Teutonic Knights defeated the Polish army in the Battle of Chojnice.
During his fourth and final voyage, Christopher Columbus arrived in Costa Rica.
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson received a standing ovation for her gender inequality speech at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, US.
The US spacecraft, Voyager, took the first-ever photograph of the moon and Earth together from space.