On his second voyage, Charles Darwin arrived at Tahiti and noted rich fertile lands and intelligent natives.
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American businessman King Camp Gillette was granted his patent for the safety razor.
The Soviet Union's uncrewed Buran space shuttle completed its first and only space flight.
The first Wendy's restaurant opened in Columbus, Ohio, US.
Lieutenant Zebulon Pike spotted an unnamed mountain peak while exploring the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
The Continental Congress ratified the Articles of Confederation, the first government rule for the newly-formed United States of America.
