George Selden filed for the first patent for a gasoline-driven automobile.
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The first Westminster dog show took place.
Mohandas Gandhi started a 21-day fast.
Richard Nixon was harassed in Peru.
Dr. John Pemberton sold the first Coca-Cola at Jacobs' Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.
After laying siege to Orléans for nearly seven months, England's forces finally gave up and simply marched away.
