Ephraim Morris patented the car brake for railroads.
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The first television show about Superman, 'Adventures of Superman,' aired in the US.
The American Bird Conservancy released a study indicating that the bird population in North America had reduced by around 3 billion.
Bon Jovi's album 'New Jersey' was released.
The biographical crime film 'Goodfellas' was released in the United States.
Bacon's Rebellion set Jamestown, Virginia, on fire after a year of conflict to change Virginia's Native American-Frontier policy.
