
| Galileo Galilei, astronomer | |
| Henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker | |
| John Augustus Sutter, gold found at his mill. | |
| USS Maine sinks in Havana harbor, cause unknown. | |
| San Francisco Public Library dedicated. | |
| Walt Disney's 'Cinderella' released | |
| First bevatron in operation - Berkeley, California | |
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