Englishman John Walker invented modern-day wooden matches that create a flame through friction.
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US forces circled the city of Baghdad, which led to the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime two days later.
Texaco was formed.
France initiated the War of the League of Cambrai against Venice.
Donald Trump married his first wife, Ivana Zelníčková, in Manhattan, New York.
Car engineer Henry Ford died at the age of 83.
