After years of discussions, the US adopted the Great Seal national symbol, which features the iconic bald eagle.
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The University of Oxford, England, received its first charter from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The asteroid Eureka was discovered by David H. Levy.
Samuel Morse was granted the patents for his telegraph.
Caroline Willard Baldwin became the first woman in the USA to earn a PhD.
The Wikimedia Foundation Inc. was founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.
