Telegraph wires linked new York and Boston.
With this, communication became relatively possible over long distances.
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Illinois became the first US state to make it compulsory by law to wear a seatbelt.
The founder of the Mormons, Joseph Smith Jr., was murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
Iraqi warplanes bombed the town of Sardasht in Iran with a chemical attack.
Bill Gates stepped down as chairman of Microsoft Corporation.
Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali retired for the third time.
