The World Council of Churches (WCC) was founded with 147 churches from 44 countries.
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The first-ever photograph was taken of the Earth from the surface of the Moon.
The first-ever message was sent from a ship to the shore at Cliff House, San Francisco.
The largest farm worker strike in US history began.
Chris Messina Tweeted #barcamp, which became the first use of a hashtag on Twitter.
During World War I, Japan officially declared war on Germany.
