Telegraph wires linked new York and Boston.
With this, communication became relatively possible over long distances.
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Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to the murder of John Lennon in New York.
American Academy of Arts & Science was established in Boston with James Bowdoin, John, and Samuel Adams as founding members.
Eggnog riots begin at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.
Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his 'Atoms for Peace' speech at the United Nations in New York.
Photographer Alfred Stieglitz opened The Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession in Manhattan, New York.
