1858 - Hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine in Pittsburgh
1947 - The British military occupation ends in Iraq
1972 - Guided tours of the former prison at Alcatraz by the National Park Service begin
1978 - Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat named joint winners of 1978 Nobel Peace Prize
1978 - Independent Counsel Act is signed into law.

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