The emperor of China patented the toothbrush using coarse boar bristles.
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Same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 states.
The first Harry Potter book, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,' hit the shelves in the UK.
Karl Benz patented the gasoline-operated motor car.
President Bill Clinton ordered a US cruise missile strike on Iraq.
Fifty countries signed the United Nations Charter in San Francisco.
