Pakistan gained independence from the British Empire – a day before India’s independence.
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The first-ever Japanese patent was issued.
Venezuelan political terrorist Carlos the Jackal was captured in Sudan.
The New York Eye Infirmary opened, and it was the first specialty hospital of its kind in the western hemisphere.
Congress created the Oregon Territory, which included Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Western Montana.
A major blackout occurred in the Northeastern and Midwestern US along with Ontario, Canada.
