Smith and Wesson patented the first metal bullet cartridges.
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The Defence of the Realm Act was introduced in Britain.
The Warsaw Radio Mast in Poland malfunctioned and collapsed.
New South Wales, Australia, announced they were 100 percent in drought.
During a tour in Montreal, Canada, James Hetfield from the band Metallica received third-degree burns to his arms, face, hands, and legs.
A male cheerleader shot and killed four people, and injured four more at two locations in Dallas, Texas.
