After years of discussions, the US adopted the Great Seal national symbol, which features the iconic bald eagle.
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The movie 'Jaws' by Steven Spielberg hit theaters.
Samuel Morse was granted the patents for his telegraph.
The University of Oxford, England, received its first charter from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
At the age of 18, Queen Victoria ascended the throne after her uncle, King William IV, passed away.
Caroline Willard Baldwin became the first woman in the USA to earn a PhD.
