Astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the first two moons of Uranus, Titania & Oberon.
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Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message using Morse code across two miles of wire in New Jersey, USA.
The first Jewish person was elected in the US.
Judge Simon Cowell left American Idol but continued working with FOX on X Factor US.
The ruins of an ancient lost city were discovered in eastern Ecuador.
East Pakistan renamed itself Bangladesh after seceding from Pakistan.
