The French ship named Aurore transported the first African slaves from Senegambia, West Africa, to Louisiana, US.
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Henry W. Seely patented the electric iron in the US.
Alaska Airlines started operating.
Betty White received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host.
The Soviet Union's ill-fated Soyuz 11 mission was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Alexey Pajitnov shared his first playable version of Tetris with his colleagues.
