The first lighthouse in America was given the green light to be built at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
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Singer legend Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in London, England.
Forty-three people were killed in the Detroit Riots, one of the worst riots in US history.
Pete Everest became the fastest man in the world.
Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
Eileen Collins became the first female space shuttle commander with the launch of mission STS-93.
