A patent was awarded to Willis Carrier, which gave us the world’s first Air Conditioner.
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Martin Luther King Jr. pushed hard to encourage the registration of black voters in Selma.
The US & Canada agreed to divert the Niagara River to protect the Niagara Falls from eroding.
The Moon was photographed for the first time.
Mercurius became Pope John II, making him the first pope to change their name after attaining popehood.
Georgia became the 4th state to join the United States of America.
