Micah Rugg patented a machine for dressing bolt heads.
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Hurricane San Ramón was the second of three hurricanes in a row to pass through and destroy houses and plantations across Puerto Rico, Barbados, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.
The Charleston earthquake occurred, making it one of the most devastating to affect the US East Coast.
Hurricane Carol hit Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Crocker-Woolworth National Bank formed its headquarters in San Francisco.
Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
