Isaac Briggs & William Longstreet was awarded a patent for the first steamboat in the US.
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The USS Constitution set sail for the first time in 116 years.
The MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands.
After encountering many difficulties, Nathan Stubblefield was finally granted a US patent for his new version of a wireless telephone.
James H Mason patented the first US coffee percolator.
The Erickson Brothers submitted the application for the first dial telephone patent.
