Harvey Kennedy patented the modern shoelace, which included aglet reinforced tips.
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During the Oscar's ceremony, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock following a joke directed towards Will's wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith.
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León accidentally discovered Florida.
NASA launched its Mariner 7 space probe from Cape Canaveral atop an Atlas-Centaur rocket.
Martin Luther King's son met the man convicted of killing his father, James Earl Ray.
Frank Sinatra recorded his hit 'I'm a Fool to Want You.'
