AT&T was founded by Alexander Graham Bell, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, and Thomas Sanders.
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Britain's R101 airship crashed in France on its maiden voyage.
The Great Cyclone of Calcutta hit India and destroyed over half the city.
A Russian actress and a film director were launched into space to create the world's first film in orbit.
The US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded.
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil was ratified.