J.B. Sutherland from Detroit patented refrigerated railroad cars.
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France successfully launched their first satellite, Astérix, into Earth's orbit.
The Queen Adosinda of Asturias was placed in a convent at San Juan de Pravia for the rest of her life.
British archaeologists entered the tomb of King Tutankhamun.
The UK-based computer company Raspberry Pi released their $5 (£4) computer.
Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telford designed and completed The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
