A British punitive expedition captured and burned Benin City in present-day Nigeria, looting thousands of bronze plaques and ivory carvings now scattered across Western museums.

Guglielmo Marconi was granted British patent number 12039 for his system of wireless telegraphy, laying groundwork for the age of radio.

British troops completed their conquest and burning of Benin City, looting thousands of bronze and ivory artworks now known as the Benin Bronzes.

Filipino revolutionary forces clashed with Spanish troops in the hills near Cavite as the fight for independence from Spanish colonial rule intensified.

Amelia Earhart, who would become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, was born in Atchison, Kansas.

Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, later becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Amelia Earhart, who would become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, was born in Atchison, Kansas.

Guglielmo Marconi transmitted a wireless signal between a moving ship and a shore station, extending his radio experiments beyond fixed land points.

William Faulkner, chronicler of the American South's tangled history and future Nobel laureate, was born in New Albany, Mississippi.

British forces captured and burned Benin City in present-day Nigeria, looting thousands of bronze plaques and sculptures now scattered in Western museums.