The US held its first poultry show at Boston’s Public Garden.
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The Continental Congress ratified the Articles of Confederation, the first government rule for the newly-formed United States of America.
On his second voyage, Charles Darwin arrived at Tahiti and noted rich fertile lands and intelligent natives.
American businessman King Camp Gillette was granted his patent for the safety razor.
Isaac Pitman introduced his shorthand system, 'Stenographic Shorthand,' for writing.
Christopher Columbus wrote about tobacco use by the natives of New England.