The first Laurel and Hardy movie, “The Second Hundred Years,” was released in the United States.
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Inventor Percy L. Spencer patented the Microwave Oven.
The Franklin National Bank closed due to fraud, the largest US bank to fail at the time.
Captain James Cook landed on Poverty Bay, New Zealand, where he studied and explored the land.
Kepler's Supernova was discovered.
Pioneer Venus Orbiter, or Pioneer 12, sent its last transmission as it fell from its orbit around Venus.
