At the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Carl Lewis became the third track-and-field athlete to win four gold medals in one Olympics, joining fellow Americans Alvin Kraenzlein (1900) and Jesse Owens (1936). 1984.
The Beatles‘ first feature film, A Hard Day’s Night, had its U.S. premiere in New York City; released during the height of Beatlemania, it is now widely considered a classic. 1964.
American actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil received a patent for an electronic device that minimized the jamming of radio signals; it later became a component of satellite and cellular phone technology. 1942.
The Weimar constitution was formally declared, establishing Germany as a republic. 1919
