Also on this day: The first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, is organized at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies in Vienna at age 35.George Washington is reelected president; John Adams is reelected vice president.
President James K. Polk triggers the Gold Rush of `49 by confirming that gold was discovered in California.Walt Disney is born in Chicago.
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