1784—1st daily newspaper in America (Pennsylvania Packet & General Advertiser)
1827—According to Joseph Smith, Jr., the angel Moroni gave him a record of gold plates, one-third of which Joseph translated into the Book of Mormon.
1895—1st auto manufacturer opens- Duryea Motor Wagon Company.
1897—NY Sun runs famous “Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus,” editorial.
1903—1st cowboy film “Kit Carson” premieres in US.
1928—“My Weekly Reader” magazine made its debut.
1930—Johann Ostermeyer patents flashbulb.
1938—The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.
1941—US launches its 1st Liberty-ship, “Patrick Henry”
1948—“Texaco Star Theater” with Milton Berle premieres on NBC-TV.
1955—Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in round 9.
1957—“Perry Mason” with Raymond Burr premieres on CBS-TV.
1966—Jimmy Hendrix changes spelling of his name to Jimi.
1970—New York Times starts first modern op-ed page.
1973—Nate Archibald signs 7 year contract with NBA Kings for $450,000.
1981—Sandra Day O’Conner becomes 1st female Supreme Court Justice.
1990—Faye Vincent turns down White Sox bid to Minnie Minoso, 68.
1997—NY Yankee Cecil Fielder hits his 300th HR.
2008—Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the two last remaining independent investment banks on Wall Street, become bank holding companies as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis.
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