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 first US woman in space, Sally Ride, died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 61.
Benjamin Franklin sailed from England back to the US to work for a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia.
Pete Everest became the fastest man in the world.
Singer legend Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in London, England.
