Caroline Willard Baldwin became the first woman in the USA to earn a PhD.
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The Wikimedia Foundation Inc. was founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Haitian coup d'état started, and President Henri Namphy overthrew President Leslie Manigat.
The movie 'Jaws' by Steven Spielberg hit theaters.
At the age of 18, Queen Victoria ascended the throne after her uncle, King William IV, passed away.
Samuel Morse was granted the patents for his telegraph.
