Charing Cross Railway Station opened in London, England.
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The Grand Canyon National Monument was created.
Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message using Morse code across two miles of wire in New Jersey, USA.
Judge Simon Cowell left American Idol but continued working with FOX on X Factor US.
England drew it's very first lottery outside St Paul's Cathedral.
Luther Terry, the US Surgeon General, released a report concluding smoking cigarettes is bad for you.
