A steamboat patent was granted to the American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton.
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Inventor Hamilton Smith received his patent for his rotary washing machine.
The Erickson Brothers submitted the application for the first dial telephone patent.
A patent was granted to Robert Goddard for a liquid-filled rocket.
The Wright Brothers were granted a patent for their 'flying machine' after applying for it three years earlier.
The world celebrated the introduction of sliced bread for the first time.
