Thomas Edison filed his patent for the Optical Phonograph.
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IMDB (Internet Movie Database) was founded. It was incorporated as a website in January 1996.
The Treaty of Campo Formio was signed between France and Austria.
The London Beer Flood, an industrial accident that created a 'beer tsunami,' resulted in the death of nine people.
The US population reached 300 million people.
Infamous gangster, Al Capone, was convicted of income tax evasion.
