Micah Rugg patented a machine for dressing bolt heads.
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Hurricane Carol hit Connecticut and Rhode Island.
The first-ever inaugural US National Championship for tennis occurred in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
A body was found in London, which was revealed to be Mary Ann Nichols, who was a victim of the serial killer Jack the Ripper.
King Henry V of England died aged 35 in Château de Vincennes, France.
Hurricane San Ramón was the second of three hurricanes in a row to pass through and destroy houses and plantations across Puerto Rico, Barbados, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.