The Wright Brothers were granted a patent for their “flying machine” after applying for it three years earlier.
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Napoleon stated his support of re-establishing Jerusalem for Jews.
The Trevi Fountain, one of Rome's most famous landmarks, was opened to the public by Pope Clement XIII.
Senator Brooks from South Carolina used a cane to hit a Massachusetts Senator, Charles Sumner, after Sumner criticized slave owners.
Ceylon adopted a new constitution to become the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Mexico declared war on Nazi-Germany and Japan.
