Inventor John Hyatt registered cellulose nitrate (celluloid) as a trademark.
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The clarinet was invented in Nuremberg, Germany, by Johann Christoph Denner.
Segregation of races on public transport became illegal as ruled by US Supreme Court.
Blue Origin's New Shepherd rocket successfully launched on its 14th flight from Launch Site One, Texas.
US President Jimmy Carter expressed his support for Martin Luther King's birthday to become a national holiday.
Elizabeth Bennet became the first woman to give birth by a Cesarean section in the United States.