Wesley College was established in Melbourne, Australia.
Wesley was the first registered school in Australia.
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The ruins of an ancient lost city were discovered in eastern Ecuador.
The Grand Canyon National Monument was created.
Luther Terry, the US Surgeon General, released a report concluding smoking cigarettes is bad for you.
The British-American band, The Pretenders, released their debut album called 'Pretenders.'
Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message using Morse code across two miles of wire in New Jersey, USA.