Noah Cushing patented the washing machine in Quebec, Canada.
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World Oceans Day was celebrated for the first time.
The sweeping machine (vacuum cleaner) was patented in Chicago, US, by Ives W. McGaffey.
Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes' Highest-Paid Athletes List, becoming the first soccer player to do so.
Two American journalists were sentenced to 12 years of penal labor after illegally entering North Korea.
While rescuing four captives in central Gaza, Israeli soldiers killed 247 Palestinians and injured 698.
