The Wright Brothers were granted a patent for their “flying machine” after applying for it three years earlier.
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Ceylon adopted a new constitution to become the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
The White Star Liner SS Ionic was launched at the Queen's Island in Belfast.
When Cubs' player Billy Sunday played his first game, he struck out four times.
The Reno Gang robbed its fourth train.
The 'Pact of Steel' was signed, an agreement between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.
