Ida B. Wells published “Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.”
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Pan American Airways made the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris.
Singer Sinéad O'Connor was converted to Islam.
The Cedar Fire swept through San Diego County, California, destroying 2,232 homes and killing fifteen people.
The US received Anwar Sadat, its first Egyptian presidential visit.
Inventor Hamilton Smith received his patent for his rotary washing machine.
