Betty White received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host.
She became the first-ever woman to claim this award.
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Xi'an, China, introduced a pedestrian lane for people who walk while looking at their phones.
Taxes were raised in the US with the implementation of the Revenue Act.
The French ship named Aurore transported the first African slaves from Senegambia, West Africa, to Louisiana, US.
The US started plans to construct its first nuclear battlefield weapon.
Henry W. Seely patented the electric iron in the US.