Ether was used as an anesthetic for the first time, by American surgeon Crawford Long, in Athens, Georgia.
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German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss constructed the first heptadecagon using a ruler and a compass.
Someone tried to shoot President Ronald Reagan.
The Dalai Lama received political asylum in India after fleeing from China.
Hyman Lipman patented the pencil with an eraser on top.
The Heinkel He 100 fighter set a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745 km/h).
