Cellular mobile phone service was made available to the American public for the first time.
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All 33 miners trapped after a mining accident in Chile were rescued after being stuck underground for 69 days.
James Wallace Black took the USA's first aerial photo in Boston from a hot air balloon.
The citizens of Texas accepted the new constitution and approved the annexation ordinance.
Margaret Symons became the first woman to speak in British Parliament.
The US government began its trade embargo against Cuba.
