Daniel Halladay patented the self-governing windmill.
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The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was incorporated.
The Treaty of Picquigny was signed between France and England, agreeing on a seven-year truce and free trade between the two kingdoms.
Inventor Gottlieb Daimler filed for a patent for a two-wheel 'riding car,' or in other words, 'motorcycle.'
Elon Musk unveiled a pig called Gertrude with a coin-sized computer chip in her brain.
Netflix was founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in California.