Edwin Land presented his Polaroid photo product, the world’s first instant photos, in New York City.
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US President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama amid warnings from China.
US President Richard Nixon met with Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Beijing to finalize a peace deal between their two countries.
The USSR's uncrewed Luna 20 lunar lander successfully touched down on the surface of the Moon.
The Jackson 5 performed on TV for the first time on American Bandstand.
The Prussian Confederation was formed.
