British Navy Admiral William Brown and his crew discovered Honolulu Harbor.
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Freed black man Richard Johnson was granted 100 acres of land in the state of Virginia.
Inventor Moses F Gale patented the cigar lighter in the US.
The movie 'Frankenstein,' based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel of the same name, was released in the US.
Saint Anterus became the Bishop of Rome.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released in Japan for the N64.
