The Franklin National Bank closed due to fraud, the largest US bank to fail at the time.
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Inventor Percy L. Spencer patented the Microwave Oven.
Northern California's wine country was devastated by sweeping wildfires.
Wisconsin was struck by the deadliest wildfire in US history.
Pioneer Venus Orbiter, or Pioneer 12, sent its last transmission as it fell from its orbit around Venus.
The first Laurel and Hardy movie, 'The Second Hundred Years,' was released in the United States.
