Engineer Alva J. Fisher patented the electric washing machine.
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Inventor Otis Tufts patented the first elevator in the US.
The Free Soil Party was formed by 465 delegates in Buffalo.
Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn in as the 38th President of the United States after Richard Nixon handed in his resignation.
Inventor Robert Fulton tested his 66-foot long boat on River Seine in Paris, France.
Child actress Jennette McCurdy released her book 'I'm Glad My Mom Died.'