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The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.
Mexican–American War: American forces led by Zachary Taylor defeat a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.
Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Carlos Lamarca leads the first urban guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of Brazil in São Paulo, by robbing two banks.
Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne.
Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.
First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground.
Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
The First transcontinental railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory with the golden spike.
Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut.
First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.
War of the First Coalition: Napoleon wins a victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men.
Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since the Cuban Rev�
The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
American Civil War: The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.