Argentina's first modern political junta laid groundwork as revolutionary fervor spread across the Rio de la Plata region.

Venezuela's congress formally declared independence from Spain, becoming one of the first South American colonies to break with the crown.

American forces under William Henry Harrison clashed with Tecumseh's confederacy at Prophetstown, dealing a blow to Native resistance in the Indiana Territory.

U.S. forces under William Henry Harrison routed Shawnee-led warriors at Prophetstown, shattering Tecumseh's confederacy while he was away recruiting allies.

Scottish chemist Charles Macintosh secured a patent for a rubber-and-naphtha waterproofing process that would give the world the raincoat bearing his name.