The US held its first poultry show at Boston’s Public Garden.
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Microsoft entered the video game market with the launch of its first game console, the Xbox.
Christopher Columbus wrote about tobacco use by the natives of New England.
Lieutenant Zebulon Pike spotted an unnamed mountain peak while exploring the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
Isaac Pitman introduced his shorthand system, 'Stenographic Shorthand,' for writing.
The first Wendy's restaurant opened in Columbus, Ohio, US.
