American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted the patent for the revolving door.
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George Washington created the Purple Heart medal that symbolizes military merit.
The first American soldiers arrived in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War.
Pope Pius VII restored the Society of Jesus.
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.
Pirate alcohol smuggler Horace Alderman killed three people, including a coast guardsman and secret service agent.
