Inventor Elias Howe was awarded the patent for the lockstitch sewing machine.
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An earthquake known as 'The Lesser Judgment Day' hit Constantinople.
Archaeologists and scientists discovered a new human-like species inside caves in South Africa.
Mike the Headless Chicken lost his head.
Margaret Atwood published 'The Testaments,' a sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale,' which she released 15 years prior.
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce was signed between the Kingdom of Prussia and the United States of America.
