George Washington created the Purple Heart medal that symbolizes military merit.
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The Eden train wreck happened when a trail derailed from Denver, Colorado, to St Louis, Missouri.
Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for US president by the Progressive Party.
Hollywood's first full Asian cast movie called 'Crazy Rich Asians' was released.
Pirate alcohol smuggler Horace Alderman killed three people, including a coast guardsman and secret service agent.
American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted the patent for the revolving door.
