The first US commercial bank, The Bank of North America, opened in Philadelphia.
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The first telephone call was made across the Atlantic – from London to New York.
Black men were chased away by gunmen after trying to rescue white survivors during a mine explosion.
Italy used its current tri-colored flag for the first time.
The US celebrated the opening of the country's first railroad station in Baltimore.
French forces attacked Calais and took it back from English rule.
