James Wallace Black took the USA’s first aerial photo in Boston from a hot air balloon.
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The Safety Hood, which would later become the gas mask, was patented by Garrett Morgan.
Nero began his reign as Roman Emperor at the age of 16, as his predecessor Claudius died from suspicious circumstances.
The American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan posthumously won a Nobel prize in literature.
Margaret Symons became the first woman to speak in British Parliament.
115,000-year-old human bones found in Poland turned out to be from a Neanderthal child who was eaten by a giant bird.
