Ether was used as an anesthetic for the first time, by American surgeon Crawford Long, in Athens, Georgia.
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The Heinkel He 100 fighter set a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745 km/h).
Hyman Lipman patented the pencil with an eraser on top.
Someone tried to shoot President Ronald Reagan.
North Carolina repealed its controversial bathroom law that restricted transgender use.
The US adopted the 15th Amendment, guaranteeing citizens the right to vote.
