Segregation of races on public transport became illegal as ruled by US Supreme Court.
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Elizabeth Bennet became the first woman to give birth by a Cesarean section in the United States.
US President Jimmy Carter expressed his support for Martin Luther King's birthday to become a national holiday.
Jennifer Lopez scored her first UK No.1 single with 'Love Don't Cost A Thing.'
Inventor John Hyatt registered cellulose nitrate (celluloid) as a trademark.
The clarinet was invented in Nuremberg, Germany, by Johann Christoph Denner.
