The Clermont steamboat by Robert Fulton made its maiden trip up the Hudson River.
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A tropical cyclone hurricane hit Galveston in Texas.
Solymon Merrick patented the wrench tool.
Balloonist John Wise started the world's first airmail service by balloon from Lafayette to Crawfordsville, Indiana.
King Charles IX of France became an adult on his 13th birthday.
William B. Purvis patented the electric switch on railways that would shut off the electric supply after carriages pass the contact device.