Automatic street lights first appeared in New Milford, Connecticut, US.
This marked the end for manual street lights.
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Dmitry Medvedev was elected as the third President of Russia.
The Bank of England printed the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes.
Chemical elements Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson were added to the Periodic Table of Elements.
The original 'King Kong' movie was shown at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy, New York City, US.
An 8.4 magnitude Sanriku Earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan.