Inventor Otis Tufts patented the first elevator in the US.
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Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn in as the 38th President of the United States after Richard Nixon handed in his resignation.
The virtual pet video game, Seaman, was released on the Dreamcast in North America.
The foundations for the Tower of Pisa were placed in Italy.
An inflatable chicken that resembled US President Donald Trump was placed outside the US White House as part of a political protest.
Engineer Alva J. Fisher patented the electric washing machine.
