Finnish long-distance runner Taisto Mäki broke the 10,000-meter world record in 29:52:06.
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39 out of 50 delegates signed the US Constitution and shared it publicly.
Norway became the first country in the world where electric cars outnumbered petrol cars.
The Dutch expedition captained by Admiral Van Warwyck first sighted Mauritius.
Inventor Phillip W Pratt obtained the patent for his sprinkler system designed to extinguish fires.
NASA unveiled its first space shuttle, the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
