The plastic shirt collar was patented in the US by Walter Hunt.
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Pratibha Patil was sworn in as India's first female president.
Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson's attempt to conquest Tenerife, Spain, failed.
Metallica released their album 'Kill 'Em All.'
Wikileaks published classified information about the war in Afghanistan.
An asteroid, dubbed 'City Killer,' came closer to Earth than the moon and was almost undetected.
