Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for US president by the Progressive Party.
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Pope Pius VII restored the Society of Jesus.
NASA's Explorer 6 satellite launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
George Washington created the Purple Heart medal that symbolizes military merit.
American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted the patent for the revolving door.
The Eden train wreck happened when a trail derailed from Denver, Colorado, to St Louis, Missouri.
