? Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library
? is converted, launching the Methodist movement, celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day
? taps out "What hath God wrought" in the world's first telegraph message
Lithograph depicting fireworks on the opening night of the Brooklyn Bridge
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? German battleship Bismarck sinks British battlecruiser HMS Hood; 1,416 die, 3 survive
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London's present Westminster Bridge was opened on this day, bringing to an end years of conflict which even involved the payment of a big bribe to the King.
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