Father John Carrol became the first Catholic Bishop in the United States.
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The first episode of Meet The Press, the longest-running American TV program, aired.
The largest US underground bomb was detonated on Amchitka Island, a remote Alaskan island.
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States of America.
New Delhi air pollution was declared a public emergency, causing the city to close many schools and construction sites.
The fourth movie of J.K. Rowling's novel series, 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,' premiered in Leicester Square, London, UK.
