The last Concorde to ever fly made a lap of honor over the English channel.
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J.B. Sutherland from Detroit patented refrigerated railroad cars.
The UK-based computer company Raspberry Pi released their $5 (£4) computer.
France successfully launched their first satellite, Astérix, into Earth's orbit.
Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' novel was published in the US.
President George Washington proclaimed the day an official National Day of Thanksgiving for the United States of America.
