Noah Cushing patented the washing machine in Quebec, Canada.
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The United States Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in Washington, DC, could not refuse to serve Black patrons.
The sweeping machine (vacuum cleaner) was patented in Chicago, US, by Ives W. McGaffey.
Soviet spacecraft Luna 6, destined for a moon landing, failed after flying right past it.
The King of France, Louis V, was crowned.
A violent eight-month volcano eruption in Iceland started.
