Inventor Otis Tufts patented the first elevator in the US.
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The virtual pet video game, Seaman, was released on the Dreamcast in North America.
Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn in as the 38th President of the United States after Richard Nixon handed in his resignation.
The Free Soil Party was formed by 465 delegates in Buffalo.
Engineer Alva J. Fisher patented the electric washing machine.
The foundations for the Tower of Pisa were placed in Italy.
