The United States issued gold certificates to battle counterfeit notes.
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Meat packers began the first modern sit-down strike at the Hormel plant in Austin, Minnesota.
Joseph Conrad's novella 'Heart of Darkness' was published as one single book.
The Cherry Mine disaster in Illinois killed 259 miners in a coal mine fire.
The Northern Territory of Australia and the South Pacific were darkened by a total eclipse of the sun.
The ninth Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy IX, was released for PlayStation.