George Selden filed for the first patent for a gasoline-driven automobile.
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Mohandas Gandhi started a 21-day fast.
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.
The British runner, Henry Barrett, ran a world record marathon at 2 hours, 42 minutes, and 31 seconds in the Polytechnic Marathon in London.
NASA's Atlas-Centaur rocket exploded mid-air during its first test flight.
