The Codex Sinaiticus – one of the oldest known copies of the bible – was discovered in Egypt.
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The US Military shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon.
Doctors in New York successfully performed the world's first face and double hand transplant.
The electric typewriter went on sale for the first time in Syracuse, New York, USA.
Dr. John J. Livingood reported the first synthetic production of a natural form of radium.
The first Mormon Pioneers left their homes in Nauvoo, Illinois, and began the long trek to the Salt Lake Valley.
