Telegraph wires linked new York and Boston.
With this, communication became relatively possible over long distances.
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Aerosmith became the first major-label band to allow fans to freely download their new single 'Head First' online.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, officially opened.
The world's first operating ATM opened in Enfield, London.
The founder of the Mormons, Joseph Smith Jr., was murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
James Bond's eighth movie, 'Live and Let Die,' was released in the US.
