ERNIE drew the first premium bond prizes in Britain 

First US group insurance policy written, Passaic, NJ 

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opens in Seattle 

John Krohn begins walk around perimeter of US, which took 357 days 

Nicolas Carnot, French founder of thermodynamics, 1796 Frank Whittle, English inventor who developed the jet engine, is born 

Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition opens in Portland, Oregon 

British army occupiers Pretoria South-Africa