Los Angeles was covered in snow for the first time in recorded history.
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Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message using Morse code across two miles of wire in New Jersey, USA.
The first Jewish person was elected in the US.
The first successful administration of insulin to treat diabetes was given to 14-year-old Leonard Thompson.
Luther Terry, the US Surgeon General, released a report concluding smoking cigarettes is bad for you.
Diego, a 100-year-old tortoise, was retired from a breeding program after fathering 800+ children.
