William Painter secured a patent for the capped bottle opener.
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Asian record where temperatures plummeted to -90° F in Oymyakon, Russia.
A record 112 foot (34 meters) sea wave was recorded during a storm in the Pacific Ocean.
The colony of Victoria, Australia, was hit by the Black Thursday bushfires, burning 19,000 square miles.
King Charles III of the United Kingdom was diagnosed with cancer.
In the United Kingdom, women over the age of 30 were granted the right to vote.
