Anesthetic was used for the first time on a dental patient by Dr. William Morton.
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Times Square Theater opened with a capacity of 1,032.
The NBC broadcasted the first live American football game.
Parliament officially nominated Henry IV as Richard II's successor and proclaimed him king of England.
The US Navy commissioned USS Nautilus, which became the world’s first nuclear submarine.
The 6.4 magnitude Latur earthquake in India killed nearly 10,000 people.
