1787 – 1st US voyage around the world – Columbia leaves Boston
1846 – Anesthetic ether used for 1st time by American dentist Dr William Morton who extracts a tooth.
1856 – Covent Garden Theatre Royal destroyed by fire
1864 – Black soldiers given US Medal of Honor
1887 – Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure “Five Orange Pips”
1898 – City of NY established
1920 – Time Square Theater opens at 217 W 42nd St NYC
1954 – The U.S. Navy commissioned the Nautilus submarine at Groton, CT. It was the first atomic-powered vessel. The submarine had been launched on January 21, 1954
1997 – Microsoft Corp releases Internet Explorer 4.0
1999 – In Tokaimura, Japan, radiation escaped a nuclear facility after workers accidentally set off an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction.
2014 – Amazon filed for a patent for a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) configured to autonomously deliver items to customers. The patent was related to Amazon’s plan for their Prime Air service.
By: Archa Dave
