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1856The Second Opium War beganThe Second Opium War, otherwise known as the Anglo-Chinese War, officially began. It began with the Arrow Incident…1871The Great Chicago Fire beganOn the night of 8 October 1871, a fire broke out in a barn on Chicago's West Side.…1945A patent was filed for the microwave ovenOn 8 October 1945, the American engineer Percy Spencer filed a patent for cooking food with microwaves. He…
