Edward the Confessor was crowned the new King of England in Winchester, England.
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The mail delivery system known as the Pony Express started.
President George Washington received an honorary law degree from Harvard College.
Motorola employee, Martin Cooper, made the first public call from a cell phone.
A shooting took place at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, California.
Ted Kaczynski, The Unabomber, was caught and arrested.