Today in History |
1963 ‐
American television soap opera premieres: "General Hospital" (ABC) & "Doctors" (NBC)
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1929 ‐
Louie Marx introduces Yo-Yo
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1927 ‐
1st automatic record changer introduced by His Master's Voice
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1891 ‐
London-Paris telephone connection opens
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1891 ‐
The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
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1881 ‐
Anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem
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1867 ‐
Blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama
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1867 ‐
International Exhibition opens in Paris
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1853 ‐
Cincinnati becomes 1st US city to employ fulltime professional firefighters
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1826 ‐
Samuel Morey is issued the first U.S. patent for an internal-combustion engine, which he calls a “Gas or Vapour Engine"
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1778 ‐
New Orleans businessman Oliver Pollock creates the "$" symbol
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