AT&T was founded by Alexander Graham Bell, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, and Thomas Sanders.
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Stephenie Meyer's vampire novel 'Twilight' was published.
California Governor Jerry Brown passed a bill to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill persons.
The American romantic comedy 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' starring Audrey Hepburn, was released in the US.
The Great Cyclone of Calcutta hit India and destroyed over half the city.
Marc Garneau became the first Canadian to reach outer space.
