French engineer and architect best known for designing the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Actor best known for his roles on the TV series "The O.C." and "Nobody Wants This."
Director known for pushing the boundaries of design and production in projects like Broadway's "The Lion King" and the film "Frida."
A devastating fire devours the building temporarily housing the US patent office. In all, some 10,000 patent drawings and 7,000 patent models—the earliest records of innovation in the young nation—were lost in the conflagration.
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