- 1715 First English patent is granted to an American for processing corn
Banneker's Almanac
1792 Benjamin Banneker first publishes his Farmer's Almanac, making him the first Black American to publish a scientific book
- 1817 The first sword swallower, Sena Sama, gives his first public performance in New York City
- 1834 Delmonico's, one of New York's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee, and half a pie for 12 cents
- 1892 Pierre de Coubertin first publicly proposes the revival of the Olympic Games during a speech at the Sorbonne in Paris, celebrating the fifth anniversary of the French athletics union [1]
1905 The first telegraph transmitter with a one-mile range is advertised in "Scientific American" for $8.50
- 1911 Britain's first seaplane, the Waterbird, has its maiden flight, taking off and landing on Windermere
- 1920 First Thanksgiving Parade (Philadelphia)
- 1940 First flights of the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder
- 1940 Woody Woodpecker, created by Walter Lantz after being inspired by a noisy woodpacker pecking at the roof of his cabin, debuts in the animated short "Knock Knock"
- 1949 Gene Autry's single "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts after songwriter Johnny Marks adapts a poem written by his brother-in-law Robert L. May for Montgomery Ward department stores [1]
Summerall, Madden's First Broadcast
1979 Pat Summerall and John Madden broadcast a game together for the first time, a pairing that lasts 22 years and becomes one of the most well-known partnerships in TV sports broadcasting history
- 1996 Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade ends after 24 years
- 2017 The longest-known frozen human embryo (24 years) results in the successful birth of Emma Wren in Tennessee
NY Times Greatest Actors
2020 The New York Times names its "25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century (so far)", with Denzel Washington at No. 1 [1]
- 2021 India has more girls than boys for the first time in its history, and its population boom is ending, according to a new government survey [1]
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