Two American journalists were sentenced to 12 years of penal labor after illegally entering North Korea.
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Margaret Bondfield became the first female cabinet minister in the UK.
Noah Cushing patented the washing machine in Quebec, Canada.
Edward the Confessor was crowned King of England. He was considered the last king of the House of Wessex.
Soviet spacecraft Luna 6, destined for a moon landing, failed after flying right past it.
The United States Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in Washington, DC, could not refuse to serve Black patrons.
