Delaware became the first state to ratify the US constitution.
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A ban on diesel cars was called for in France.
One of America's oldest documented highways was completed on this day in Connecticut, USA.
Inventor Leo Baekeland patented the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite, which sparked the birth of the plastics industry.
The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London, England.
An assassination attempt was made on the First Lady of the Philippines.
