Robert Walpole gained the title of first Prime Minister of Britain.
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Motorola employee, Martin Cooper, made the first public call from a cell phone.
The Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer formed.
The mail delivery system known as the Pony Express started.
The world's first portable computer was announced at the West Coast Computer Faire.
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has confirmed that he did snort his father's ashes.
