Construction started on Chicago’s first-ever skyscraper for the Home Insurance Company of New York.
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The All-China Federation of Trade Unions was founded.
Amtrak began operating as the United States' passenger railroad company.
The Empire State Building opened.
Geoffrey Hinton, the 'Godfather of AI,' resigned from Google amidst growing concerns over AI.
Despite running out of oxygen, Jim Whittaker became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest.