The Transcontinental Railroad linking up the East and West halves of the US was completed in Colorado.
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Kristofer Helgen announced the discovery of the olinguito, a mammal of the raccoon family Procyonidae.
New Zealand's All Blacks played their first international test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Spanish conquistador Pedro Arias Dávila founded Panama City.
The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican opened for its first mass.
The Indian Appropriations Act added the sell or starve clause.
