Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victimsObama OKs Congressional Gold Medal for 4 girls killed in 1963 Birmingham, Ala., church bombing
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the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, was dedicated by President Chester Alan Arthur and New York Gov. Grover Cleveland.
John Hancock was elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding Peyton Randolph.
Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message "What hath God wrought" from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America's first telegraph line.