The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, convened for the first time.
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Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone.
Pale Blue Dot, an iconic photo of our Earth, was taken by Voyager 1 space probe.
Hundreds of Jews in Strasbourg, France, were publicly burnt to death.
The discovery of Earth's wobbling motion on its axis was presented to the Royal Society, London, in a letter written by astronomer James Bradley.
The original 'Dracula' movie premiered in New York City, starring Bela Lugosi.
