Origin of 'gerrymandering' with Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry's redistricting law.
Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb and phonograph, is born.
San Francisco's Treasure Island begins development with pumping operations. Read Post →
The fourth Madison Square Garden, a 20,000 seat arena, officially opens in New York.
A 20.2-kg lobster, the heaviest known crustacean, is caught off Nova Scotia.
Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years.