The Texas Chain Saw Massacre horror film premiered in cinemas in Los Angeles, California.
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Inventor Daniel Cooper patented the first time clock in the US.
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells was broadcasted on the radio, creating mass public hysteria.
The Communist Party of Australia (CPA) was founded in Sydney by a group inspired by the Russian Revolution.
The Bosphorus Bridge was completed in Turkey.
Nat Turner was arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history.