Noah Cushing patented the washing machine in Quebec, Canada.
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Dr. Kathy Sullivan became the first woman to reach the deepest part of the ocean in the Marianas Trench.
The King of France, Louis V, was crowned.
Margaret Bondfield became the first female cabinet minister in the UK.
Two American journalists were sentenced to 12 years of penal labor after illegally entering North Korea.
World Oceans Day was celebrated for the first time.
