Englishman John Walker invented modern-day wooden matches that create a flame through friction.
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Texaco was formed.
New York and New Jersey were struck by the strongest earthquake in over one hundred years.
Booker T. Washington became the first Black person pictured on a US postage stamp.
The United Nations formed the World Health Organization (WHO).
Donald Trump married his first wife, Ivana Zelníčková, in Manhattan, New York.
