The southern parts of Great Britain were struck by The Great Storm of 1703, which took the lives of 9,000 people.
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Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph to the editors of 'Scientific American.'
One of America's oldest documented highways was completed on this day in Connecticut, USA.
Inventor Leo Baekeland patented the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite, which sparked the birth of the plastics industry.
Jack Fingleton, an Australian cricketer, became the first batsman to score 100 runs in four consecutive test matches.
Coca-Cola was named the world's largest plastic polluter by the charity 'Break Free From Plastic.'
