The US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded.
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AT&T was founded by Alexander Graham Bell, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, and Thomas Sanders.
California Governor Jerry Brown passed a bill to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill persons.
Britain's R101 airship crashed in France on its maiden voyage.
Elton John's 7th album, 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,' was released.
The Great Cyclone of Calcutta hit India and destroyed over half the city.
