Harvey Kennedy patented the modern shoelace, which included aglet reinforced tips.
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A 9.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Alaska.
Martin Luther King's son met the man convicted of killing his father, James Earl Ray.
The soap opera 'Generations' aired on NBC-TV, making it the first US African-American show of its kind.
ABC debuted the first season of 'Grey's Anatomy.'
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León accidentally discovered Florida.
