American businessman King Camp Gillette was granted his patent for the safety razor.
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On his second voyage, Charles Darwin arrived at Tahiti and noted rich fertile lands and intelligent natives.
Ubisoft released Rayman Origins worldwide for PlayStation 3, PC, and Xbox 360.
Christopher Columbus wrote about tobacco use by the natives of New England.
Lieutenant Zebulon Pike spotted an unnamed mountain peak while exploring the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
The Continental Congress ratified the Articles of Confederation, the first government rule for the newly-formed United States of America.