The US started plans to construct its first nuclear battlefield weapon.
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The French ship named Aurore transported the first African slaves from Senegambia, West Africa, to Louisiana, US.
Alaska Airlines started operating.
Founder George Williams established the YMCA alongside ten young Christian men.
The American baseball team New York Yankees, played their 13,000th game.
Taxes were raised in the US with the implementation of the Revenue Act.
