The first radio message to go across the Atlantic Ocean was sent from Virginia to Paris.
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Allied troops began the attack on Paris during World War II.
The USA signed The Louisiana Purchase in Paris.
The first US fire extinguisher patent was granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
The first full-scale wind tunnel for airplane testing was built at Langley Field, Virginia. For ten years, it remained the largest wind tunnel in the world.
Riots broke out in Paris, France, after two Muslim teenagers were electrocuted trying to evade police.
