Pirate alcohol smuggler Horace Alderman killed three people, including a coast guardsman and secret service agent.
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Pope Pius VII restored the Society of Jesus.
American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted the patent for the revolving door.
The first British troops arrived in France during World War I.
Lynne Cox set a new record by swimming 2.7 miles (4.3 km) from Alaska to Siberia in a swimsuit.
The National Space Development Agency of Japan selected Mamoru Mohri, Chiaki Mukai, and Takao Doi as Japan’s first astronauts.
