American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee suffers heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of…

French forces carry out a massacre at M? Tr?ch, Vietnam during the First Indochina War.

The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago’s Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.

The foundation stone to the Jerusalem Church in Berlin is laid.

The Battle of Berezina begins during Napoleon’s retreat from Russia.

Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.

Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury announces in a statement that he is HIV-positive. He dies the following day.

Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.