The electric typewriter went on sale for the first time in Syracuse, New York, USA.
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The Hands Across America charity event was held.
Etan Patz disappears.
A police detective offered to split a lottery ticket with his regular waitress at a pizzeria in Yonkers, NY. She ended up with a $3 million tip!
Stock markets crashed in New York because of a public panic, which was traced back to wheat crop failure in Argentina.
The first-ever color 3D movie, 'House of Wax,' premiered in New York.
