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1850 The Harvard Observatory photographs a star for the first time in history. The star is Vega in the constellation Lyra . Visit the official Harvard Observatory website . 1899 The NEC Corporation (the Nippon Electric Company, Limited) is reorganized as a joint-stock company, becoming the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital, which was provided by Western Electric . Visit the official NEC website . 1955 Arco, Idaho becomes the first town in the world to b |