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1842 1st known sewing machine patented in U.S., John Greenough, Washington D.C.
1878 The first telephone directory was issued, by the District Telephone Co. of New Haven, Conn.
1885 The Washington Monument was dedicated.
1947 Edwin H. Land publicly demonstrated his Polaroid Land camera, which could produce a black-and-white photograph in 60 seconds.
1953 Francis Crick and James Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule
1965, former Black Muslim leader Malcolm X was shot and killed by assassins identified as Black Muslims as he was about to address a rally in New York City; he was 39
1970 Jackson 5 make TV debut on American Bandstand
1975 Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman were sentenced to 2 1/2 to 8 years in prison for their roles in the Watergate cover-up.
1988 TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart tearfully confessed to his congregation in Baton Rouge, La., that he was guilty of an unspecified sin, and said he was leaving the pulpit temporarily. Reports linked Swaggart to a prostitute.
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