Inventor Elias Howe was awarded the patent for the lockstitch sewing machine.
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George Smith, a London taxi driver, became the first person ever to be fined for drunk driving.
Nirvana released their lead single, 'Smells like Teen Spirit,' which is often dubbed the 'anthem for apathetic kids' of Generation X.
Margaret Atwood published 'The Testaments,' a sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale,' which she released 15 years prior.
George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora.
Buckingham Palace, London, was blasted during The Blitz mass air bombings by Germany.
