Inventor George Eastman patented his 35mm photographic film in the US.
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US Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager became the first-ever person to break the speed of sound, flying the Bell X-1 at 662 miles per hour.
The Serbia v Albania qualifying match for the UEFA Euro soccer cup was canceled mid-game.
Former US President Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech immediately after being shot.
The Blitz bombing of London's Balham Tube Station was bombed, killing over 60 people.
NASA's space probe Magellan burned in the Venus atmosphere.
