The Prussian Confederation was formed.
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The first telephone directory was issued, which consisted of a single card with 50 names and addresses in Connecticut, USA.
Edwin Land presented his Polaroid photo product, the world's first instant photos, in New York City.
Saint Francis Xavier Church in Baltimore, Maryland, became the first church exclusively for blacks in the US.
The first sewing machine was patented in the US.
The USSR's uncrewed Luna 20 lunar lander successfully touched down on the surface of the Moon.
