Austrian newspaper called “Die Presse” released Willhelm Röntgen’s discovery of X-rays.
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Louis XV of France survived an attempt on his life from Robert-François Damiens, a lowly domestic servant.
Baseball champion Reggie Jackson was elected to the Hall of Fame.
The Ford Motor Company announced that it would begin an eight-hour workday as well as provide a living wage for workers who would receive $5 a day.
Pioneering English pilot Amy Johnson went missing after bailing out of her plane over the Thames River.
Construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco began.
