The Ottoman forces took over Cairo, Egypt.
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The United States received its first elephant.
The world's first satellite navigation system, Transit 1-B, was successfully launched from the US.
George Westinghouse Jr. patented steam power brake devices in the US.
The world's largest plane, The Stratolaunch, had its first flight from the Mojave Desert in California.
The world record for the longest table tennis doubles marathon was broken with a time of 101 hours.
