Micah Rugg patented a machine for dressing bolt heads.
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The first-ever inaugural US National Championship for tennis occurred in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
The first movie projector, correctly named the kinetoscope, was patented by Thomas Edison.
North Korea allegedly launched Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, its first satellite.
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.
