The War of the Polish Succession began when France declared war on Austria and Saxony.
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The three-day Great Chicago Fire was finally extinguished after destroying 3.3 square miles.
Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters founded the Women’s Social and Political Union.
Interplay's Fallout was released in North America for MS-DOS and Windows computers.
A $1 coin was approved by the US Congress, featuring women's suffrage activist Susan B. Anthony.
British astronomer William Lassell discovered Neptune's largest moon, Triton.
