1840- pioneer of the pneumatic tyre, John Boyd Dunlop, is born.
1895- the first rolling lift bridge, invented by William Scherzer opens in Chicago, Illinois.
1894- The US vessel, Dirigo, is launched in Bath, Maine.
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