Berlin’s city became entirely divided in two, with all borders sealed between the east and west.
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Inventor William Gray received a patent for creating the telephone that uses coins to operate it.
Saint John I became the Catholic Pope.
The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper was published for the first time.
South Park premiered on Comedy Central, with the first episode titled 'Cartman Gets an Anal Probe.'
The Arica earthquake occurred in Peru and Ecuador.