Micah Rugg patented a machine for dressing bolt heads.
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The Charleston earthquake occurred, making it one of the most devastating to affect the US East Coast.
The first movie projector, correctly named the kinetoscope, was patented by Thomas Edison.
The first-ever inaugural US National Championship for tennis occurred in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
Hurricane Carol hit Connecticut and Rhode Island.
King Henry V of England died aged 35 in Château de Vincennes, France.
