Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message using Morse code across two miles of wire in New Jersey, USA.
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Wesley College was established in Melbourne, Australia.
Astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the first two moons of Uranus, Titania & Oberon.
The first Jewish person was elected in the US.
The first successful administration of insulin to treat diabetes was given to 14-year-old Leonard Thompson.
Judge Simon Cowell left American Idol but continued working with FOX on X Factor US.