Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Singer’]

Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_of_Jordan’]

Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candid_Camera’]

Mars 7 is launched from the USSR. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_7′]

The insurrection of Lyon occurs during the French Revolution. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt_of_Lyon_against_the_National_Convention’]

Coronation of King Otto I of Germany. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor’]

NASA’s Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)’]

The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dogger_Bank_(1781)’]

The Battle of Kos is fought between Turkish and Greek forces. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kos’]

Santa Claus Land, the world’s first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_World_%26_Splashin%27_Safari’]