1587 Queen Elizabeth I of England signs death warrant for Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
1788 – Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patented the steamboat.
1793 Patent granted Ralph Hodgson, NY, for oiled silk & linen
1840 Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, 1st in US, incorporated
1862 Julia Howe publishes “Battle Hymn of Republic”
1884 1st volume of the Oxford English Dictionary published
1893 Thomas Edison completes worlds 1st movie studio (West Orange NJ)
1913 – Grand Central Terminal (also known as Grand Central Station) opened in New York City, NY. It was the largest train station in the world.
1930 – The Times published its first crossword puzzle.
1949 200″ (5.08-m) Hale telescope 1st used
1951 1st telecast of an atomic explosion
1951 – The first X-ray moving picture process was demonstrated.
1996 – Visa and Mastercard announced security measures that would make it safe to shop on the Internet.
1978 Harriet Tubman is 1st black woman honored on a US postage stamp
2003 – NASA’s space shuttle Columbia exploded while reentering the Earth’s atmosphere. All seven astronauts on board were killed.
By: Archa Dave
