Tesla Motors was incorporated in Palo Alto, California, US.
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The Morse code distress signal 'SOS,' originating from Germany, became the world's official message for help.
The first US postage stamps were issued.
Japanese whaling ships officially resumed activities after a thirty-one-year hiatus.
The US aired its first-ever TV commercial.
Congress banned polygamy, stating that those who are caught are to be punished.