1844

The first experimental use of an inhaled anesthetic in dentistry took place as Doctor Horace Wells of Hartford, Connecticut, under the influence of nitrous oxide,

Brigham Young was chosen as the head of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints following the death of Joseph Smith.

Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted “what hath God wrought!” from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore as he formally opened America’s first telegraph line.