Inventor Phillip W Pratt obtained the patent for his sprinkler system designed to extinguish fires.
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King Charles VI of France suddenly declared that no Jew may live under his rule, following complaints from Christians in France.
German-British astronomer William Herschel discovered the moon of Saturn, 'Mimas.'
39 out of 50 delegates signed the US Constitution and shared it publicly.
Linus Torvalds released the first version of the Linux operating system kernel for free on the Internet.
NASA unveiled its first space shuttle, the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
