American businessman King Camp Gillette was granted his patent for the safety razor.
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The US held its first poultry show at Boston's Public Garden.
Microsoft entered the video game market with the launch of its first game console, the Xbox.
English military officer Myles Standish lead 16 men to explore Cape Cod.
Christopher Columbus wrote about tobacco use by the natives of New England.
The Soviet Union's uncrewed Buran space shuttle completed its first and only space flight.
