The first US fire extinguisher patent was granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
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The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Eisenhower stepped in to warn the US not to intervene in Vietnam.
Twelve Anabaptists paraded through Amsterdam completely naked.
Oil well gusher fired 1,000 feet into the air near Tampico, Mexico making it the largest in history.
Glenn Miller's 'In the Mood' hit number one on this day and stayed there for 12 weeks.