US President Jimmy Carter expressed his support for Martin Luther King’s birthday to become a national holiday.
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Inventor John Hyatt registered cellulose nitrate (celluloid) as a trademark.
Jennifer Lopez scored her first UK No.1 single with 'Love Don't Cost A Thing.'
Norway was ceded to Sweden by King Frederik VI of Denmark.
Elizabeth Bennet became the first woman to give birth by a Cesarean section in the United States.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Morocco, where he met British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to discuss allies during World War II.