Thomas Edison received a patent for his new invention, the phonograph.
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A British company sent a 1,000-pound shipment of The Beatles wigs to the USA.
Frugal parents mailed their four-year-old child 73 miles from their home to the child's grandparents.
The USSR launched the Mir core module, the first module of the new space station.
Kellogg's Foods was founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
The iconic book 'The Feminine Mystique' was published by Betty Friedan.
