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Detroit hosts world championship billiards match

Michael Phelan of New York defeated John Seereiter of Detroit in a billiards match billed as the world championship and contested for a purse of $50,000. (By John Osborne)

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New York passes a comprehensive truancy law

The New York state legislature passes the first state truancy act in the nation. The law provides for a fifty dollar fine for parents allowing their children between five and fifteen to miss school. (By John Osborne)

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Yung Wing graduates from Yale, first Chinese graduate in the United States

Yung Wing become the first Chinese person to graduate from college in the United States when he is awarded his degree at Yale University. He had been one of the first three Chinese students to come to the country in 1850 and had attended the Monson School in Massachusetts. (By John Osborne)

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Chinese students arrive in the United States

Three young Chinese men, brought to the United States by their missionary school teacher, the Reverend Samuel Robbins Brown, arrived in the United States on this day. They enrolled in the Monson Academy in Monson, Massachusetts. (By John Osborne)

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The safety pin is patented in New York City

The safety pin was patented in New York City. Walter Hunt invented the design, constructed a prototype, and sold his patent rights for one hundred dollars, all in one afternoon. (By John Osborne)

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The first state reformatory for boys authorized in Massachusetts

Plans were made for the opening of the first state reformatory for boys in the nation, to be located at Westborough, Massachusetts. (By John Osborne)

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The Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania opens in Philadelphia

The Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania opened for classes in Philadelphia under the leadership of Dr. Walter Williamson. The school amalgamated with the Hahnemann Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1869. (By John Osborne)

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The Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania is incorporated in Philadelphia

The Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania, the first of its kind in the country, was incorporated in Philadelphia. It opened on October 16, 1848 under the leadership of Dr. Walter Williamson. (By John Osborne)

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Massachusetts legislates milk inspections

The Massachusetts legislature ordered milk inspections throughout the state by law and appointed milk inspectors to enforce the nation's first such action. This act followed a less effective 1856 attempt to keep milk safe which did not allow for inspections. (By John Osborne)

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The New York College of Veterinary Surgeons is incorporated

The New York College of Veterinary Surgeons is incorporated in New York City. (By John Osborne)

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