Oregon became the 33rd state to join the United States of America.
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Hundreds of Jews in Strasbourg, France, were publicly burnt to death.
The discovery of Earth's wobbling motion on its axis was presented to the Royal Society, London, in a letter written by astronomer James Bradley.
YouTube was founded & the domain name youtube.com was activated.
Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone.
A photograph was taken of the 11th US President, James Knox Polk.
