The Wright Brothers were granted a patent for their “flying machine” after applying for it three years earlier.
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The Trevi Fountain, one of Rome's most famous landmarks, was opened to the public by Pope Clement XIII.
Namco installed the first Pac-Man arcade machine in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Mexico declared war on Nazi-Germany and Japan.
The Reno Gang robbed its fourth train.
When Cubs' player Billy Sunday played his first game, he struck out four times.