American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted the patent for the revolving door.
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The Valais Witch Trials started in Switzerland, making it the first witch hunt of its kind, which became much more widespread over the next few decades.
Pope Pius VII restored the Society of Jesus.
The first known performance of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' was performed.
The Eden train wreck happened when a trail derailed from Denver, Colorado, to St Louis, Missouri.
NASA's Explorer 6 satellite launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
