Inventor George Eastman patented camera shutters and trademarked the name “Kodak.”
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The fantasy TV series 'Xena: Warrior Princess' premiered on NBC in the US.
China's space agency launched a classified spacecraft into orbit atop a Long March 2F rocket.
The first power plant in the US, 'Pearl Street Station,' in Manhattan, New York, started generating electricity.
Amazon became the second company in the world to be worth over $1 trillion.
The first cafeteria in the US opened in New York City.
