The Codex Sinaiticus – one of the oldest known copies of the bible – was discovered in Egypt.
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The Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, New York.
The first Mormon Pioneers left their homes in Nauvoo, Illinois, and began the long trek to the Salt Lake Valley.
American religious leader Mary Baker Eddy was allegedly cured of her spinal injury by reading The Bible.
Dr. John J. Livingood reported the first synthetic production of a natural form of radium.
Mark Zuckerberg founded the social networking website Facebook.
