American businessman King Camp Gillette was granted his patent for the safety razor.
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Isaac Pitman introduced his shorthand system, 'Stenographic Shorthand,' for writing.
English military officer Myles Standish lead 16 men to explore Cape Cod.
The Soviet Union's uncrewed Buran space shuttle completed its first and only space flight.
Lieutenant Zebulon Pike spotted an unnamed mountain peak while exploring the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
On his second voyage, Charles Darwin arrived at Tahiti and noted rich fertile lands and intelligent natives.