Telegraph wires linked new York and Boston.
With this, communication became relatively possible over long distances.
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Colombia's militant group FARC agreed to lay down their weapons after 52 years of guerilla warfare.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, officially opened.
Stock markets crashed in New York because of a public panic, which was traced back to wheat crop failure in Argentina.
Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali retired for the third time.
Iraqi warplanes bombed the town of Sardasht in Iran with a chemical attack.
