Inventor Harvey Hubbell patented the popular light bulb with a pull chain.
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Mount Papandayan volcano in Indonesia erupted, killing almost 3,000 people.
Joseph Pulitzer wrote an article in New York World to ask the public to donate towards constructing the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty.
Bishop William of St. Calais demolished the old Saxon church in Durham and laid the foundation for the new Norman Durham cathedral.
The last total solar eclipse of the 20th century occurred and was visible from Europe and Asia.
Pope Alexander VI, born Rodrigo de Borja became Pope.
