Schools shut down in Singapore due to air pollution from farming practices in Indonesia.
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The first printing press was set up in New England, US.
Paul Galvin and his brother Joseph founded Motorola as the 'Galvin Manufacturing Co.' in Chicago, Illinois.
The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal began.
Sequoia National Park was established in the Sierra Nevada region of California, USA, by the National park service.
The US congress proposed the addition of twelve changes to the US Constitution.
