Black citizens were given the right to vote in Canada.
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The Office, created by Ricky Gervais in the UK, aired its first US season on NBC.
The Rapid Transit Railroad broke ground on a new underground subway to link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
The first telephone call was made between New York and Chicago.
Craig David was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador against tuberculosis (TB) by the World Health Organization.
The Provincial Freeman Anti-slavery newspaper was first published in Ontario, Canada.
