Volkswagen launched the Flying Tiger, its first working prototype flying car.
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The leader in Scotland's fight for independence, William Wallace, was captured and later trialed and executed in London.
The Ambato earthquake destroyed fifty towns in Ecuador and killed over 6,000 people.
Nelson Mandela returned to South Africa and was arrested for illegally leaving the country.
The first traffic lights in the US were installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
Italian astronomer Giovanni Donati became the first person to observe the spectrum of a comet.
