J.B. Sutherland from Detroit patented refrigerated railroad cars.
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Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's first monarch to pay income tax.
Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' novel was published in the US.
The Titanic of New England, the SS Portland, sunk off the coast of Maine.
France successfully launched their first satellite, Astérix, into Earth's orbit.
The UK-based computer company Raspberry Pi released their $5 (£4) computer.
