William Painter secured a patent for the capped bottle opener.
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Turkey and Syria were struck by a catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed 59,259 people.
The world's most infamous clown, John Wayne Gacy, went on trial after he murdered 33 young men in Cook County, Illinois.
Queen Elizabeth II took to the throne after the death of King George VI.
The Animated sitcom 'American Dad' aired for the first time on FOX.
The United States had its first official COVID-19 related death.
