Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
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The 9/11 victim compensation fund was extended indefinitely by the US Senate.
The Chinese Communist Party was founded in Shanghai.
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The 87th Tour de France came to an end with the winner losing his title.
