The first Laurel and Hardy movie, “The Second Hundred Years,” was released in the United States.
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Pioneer Venus Orbiter, or Pioneer 12, sent its last transmission as it fell from its orbit around Venus.
Inventor Percy L. Spencer patented the Microwave Oven.
American Army Corporal Alvin York and seven men attacked a major German gun nest on their own during World War I.
Kepler's Supernova was discovered.
Wisconsin was struck by the deadliest wildfire in US history.
