Micah Rugg patented a machine for dressing bolt heads.
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R&B icon Akon ceremoniously laid the first stone for Akon City, a futuristic Wakanda-like city in Senegal.
The Charleston earthquake occurred, making it one of the most devastating to affect the US East Coast.
The first-ever inaugural US National Championship for tennis occurred in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
North Korea allegedly launched Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, its first satellite.
After 25 years of fighting with the British, the IRA announced a ceasefire on Britain.