Inventor John Hyatt registered cellulose nitrate (celluloid) as a trademark.
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Elizabeth Bennet became the first woman to give birth by a Cesarean section in the United States.
The country of Georgia officially adopted the Five Cross Flag after more than five hundred years since its last use.
US President Jimmy Carter expressed his support for Martin Luther King's birthday to become a national holiday.
The clarinet was invented in Nuremberg, Germany, by Johann Christoph Denner.
The Today Show aired for the first time on NBC-TV with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie as hosts.
