The first cafeteria in the US opened in New York City.
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Google was founded.
Beatrix Potter wrote her first story of Peter Rabbit in the form of a letter for Noel Moore.
Arkansas' Governor used the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering school.
Inventor George Eastman patented camera shutters and trademarked the name 'Kodak.'
The first power plant in the US, 'Pearl Street Station,' in Manhattan, New York, started generating electricity.
