Pirate alcohol smuggler Horace Alderman killed three people, including a coast guardsman and secret service agent.
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The Eden train wreck happened when a trail derailed from Denver, Colorado, to St Louis, Missouri.
American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted the patent for the revolving door.
The first British troops arrived in France during World War I.
NASA's Explorer 6 satellite launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Lynne Cox set a new record by swimming 2.7 miles (4.3 km) from Alaska to Siberia in a swimsuit.
