Thomas J Martin patented the fire extinguisher.
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Michelle Obama's memoir 'Becoming' surpassed 10 million copies sold after four months of circulation.
A Dutch art investigator recovered Pablo Picasso's stolen 'Buste de Femme' painting. It had been missing for 20 years.
Up to 20,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela.
Driving tests were introduced in the UK for the first time.
James Cameron dove into the deepest point of the Marianas Trench, Challenger Deep.
