Telegraph wires linked new York and Boston.
With this, communication became relatively possible over long distances.
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Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, officially opened.
NASA launched the Columbia Space Shuttle for its final test flight, STS-4.
Colombia's militant group FARC agreed to lay down their weapons after 52 years of guerilla warfare.
Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali retired for the third time.
Cherokee warriors defeated British forces at the Battle of Echoee, during the Anglo-Cherokee War.
