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The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place.
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1st US bank robbery (City Bank, NY/$245,000)
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American Anti-Slavery Society formed by Arthur Tappan in Phila.Committees were chosen to draft a constitution for a national Anti-Slavery Society, nominate a list of officers, and prepare a declaration of principles to be signed by the members
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Fire consumes over 600 buildings in NYC
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Pres Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence
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The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.