Engineer Alva J. Fisher patented the electric washing machine.
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An inflatable chicken that resembled US President Donald Trump was placed outside the US White House as part of a political protest.
Inventor Robert Fulton tested his 66-foot long boat on River Seine in Paris, France.
Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge led Dutch forces to recapture New York from the English.
The foundations for the Tower of Pisa were placed in Italy.
The Free Soil Party was formed by 465 delegates in Buffalo.
