Automatic street lights first appeared in New Milford, Connecticut, US.
This marked the end for manual street lights.
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Chemical elements Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson were added to the Periodic Table of Elements.
Madonna featured in a Pepsi Commercial during NBC-TV's 'Cosby Show.'
The Republic of Texas declared independence from Mexico during the Texas Revolution.
The original 'King Kong' movie was shown at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy, New York City, US.
The US spacecraft Pioneer 10 launched.