Noah Cushing patented the washing machine in Quebec, Canada.
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William B. Purvis patented the electric switch on railways that would shut off the electric supply after carriages pass the contact device.
Barbed wire was patented by Lucien B Smith in Ohio, US.
Scotsman John Logie Baird demonstrated the color television transmission in London for the first time.
Englishman John Walker invented modern-day wooden matches that create a flame through friction.
The first printing of the Gutenberg Bible was completed.
