Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
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Forty-three people were killed in the Detroit Riots, one of the worst riots in US history.
The 87th Tour de France came to an end with the winner losing his title.
The first lighthouse in America was given the green light to be built at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
The 9/11 victim compensation fund was extended indefinitely by the US Senate.
NASA announced they had found 'Earth's bigger, older cousin.'
