Inventor Richard Rhodes received the patent for a hearing aid.
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Isaac Singer was granted his patent for a commercial sewing machine.
The Erickson Brothers submitted the application for the first dial telephone patent.
The first printing of the Gutenberg Bible was completed.
The first recorded potato chip was created by chef George Crum in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Scotsman John Logie Baird demonstrated the color television transmission in London for the first time.
