-
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War.
-
Simon Bolivar named dictator by the Congress of Peru
-
U.S. citizenship laws amended all children of U.S. parents born abroad granted U.S. citizenship
-
1st electric arc light used in the California Theater
-
U.S.-Spain peace treaty signed by President McKinley. U.S. gets Puerto Rico and Guam
-
Japan and Russia declares war after Japan's surprise attack on Russian fleet at Port Arthur disabled 7 Russian warships
-
28 skiers perform backflips while holding hands, Bromont, Quebec
-
IBM's Deep Blue defeats chess champ Gary Kasparov
-
O. J. Simpson jury reaches decision on $25M in punitive damages
-
A large amount of space debris is created when a Russan and American satellite collide over Siberia