Isaac Pitman introduced his shorthand system, “Stenographic Shorthand,” for writing.
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The US held its first poultry show at Boston's Public Garden.
Lieutenant Zebulon Pike spotted an unnamed mountain peak while exploring the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
Microsoft entered the video game market with the launch of its first game console, the Xbox.
English military officer Myles Standish lead 16 men to explore Cape Cod.
Christopher Columbus wrote about tobacco use by the natives of New England.
