Inventor Otis Tufts patented the first elevator in the US.
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Engineer Alva J. Fisher patented the electric washing machine.
Child actress Jennette McCurdy released her book 'I'm Glad My Mom Died.'
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 USSR launched the Mars 7 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in modern-day Kazakhstan.
