Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
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Benjamin Franklin sailed from England back to the US to work for a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia.
The 87th Tour de France came to an end with the winner losing his title.
The 9/11 victim compensation fund was extended indefinitely by the US Senate.
The first US woman in space, Sally Ride, died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 61.
NASA announced they had found 'Earth's bigger, older cousin.'
