Andrew Hallidie introduced the cable car to San Francisco after witnessing a horse and carriage accident.
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Iraq invaded the Gulf state of Kuwait.
A bomb exploded at the railway station in Bologna, Italy.
The Space Race began between the two Cold War rivals, the USA and the USSR.
English clockmaker Daniel Quare gained the patents for a portable barometer to measure air pressure.
Samuel Briggs and his son patented his nail-making machine.
