The first movie projector, correctly named the kinetoscope, was patented by Thomas Edison.
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Hurricane Carol hit Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Micah Rugg patented a machine for dressing bolt heads.
Hurricane San Ramón was the second of three hurricanes in a row to pass through and destroy houses and plantations across Puerto Rico, Barbados, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.
Crocker-Woolworth National Bank formed its headquarters in San Francisco.
The first-ever inaugural US National Championship for tennis occurred in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
