The New York Times published its first issue.
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During his fourth and final voyage, Christopher Columbus arrived in Costa Rica.
The Teutonic Knights defeated the Polish army in the Battle of Chojnice.
The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London, opened.
Tiffany & Co was founded by Charles Tiffany and John Young in Brooklyn, Connecticut.
President George Washington marked the location for the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
