A solar flare from the sun created a geomagnetic storm, which caused Toronto’s stock market to halt.
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The world's first colored cartoon with synchronized sound was released.
The first issue of Sports Illustrated magazine is published.
The Junkers Ju 287, the first jet with forward-swept wings, made its first flight.
Edwin Prescott was awarded a patent for the vertical loop Roller Coaster.
Georgian heavyweight-lifting champion Lasha Talakhadze smashed a world record by lifting an incredible 473 kg.
