Nat Turner was arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history.
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Inventor Daniel Cooper patented the first time clock in the US.
The Bosphorus Bridge was completed in Turkey.
The Canadian province of Quebec came close to becoming an independent country.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre horror film premiered in cinemas in Los Angeles, California.
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells was broadcasted on the radio, creating mass public hysteria.