Margaret Symons became the first woman to speak in British Parliament.
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Cellular mobile phone service was made available to the American public for the first time.
James Wallace Black took the USA's first aerial photo in Boston from a hot air balloon.
The US government began its trade embargo against Cuba.
Charles Messier discovered the Whirlpool Galaxy.
Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard in a record-breaking $69 billion takeover.
