The movie “Frankenstein,” based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel of the same name, was released in the US.
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British Navy Admiral William Brown and his crew discovered Honolulu Harbor.
Saint Anterus became the Bishop of Rome.
Inventor Moses F Gale patented the cigar lighter in the US.
A literal banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million in New York.
French chemistry and physics teacher Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made his first successful balloon flight.