- 1816 The first savings bank in the US, the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society, opens
Dickens In the US
1867 In a New York City theater, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the US
Gillette Sells First Razor Blades
1901 American businessman King C. Gillette begins selling safety razor blades
- 1908 Child Emperor Pu Yi ascends the Chinese throne at the age of 2
Peking Man
1927 Paleoanthropologist Davidson Black announces to the Geological Society of China that ancient human fossils from Zhoukoudian, China, are a new species, which he names "Sinanthropus Pekinensis" (Peking Man), now known as Homo Erectus
- 1927 The first Model A Ford sells for $385
- 1934 A 5.08-meter (200-inch) mirror for the Hale Telescope at the Palomar Observatory is successfully cast
- 1941 The largest roller skating rink opens in Peekskill, New York
- 1952 The first human birth is televised to the public on KOA-TV Denver, Colorado
- 1982 Doctors at the University of Utah Medical Center implant a permanent artificial heart in the chest of retired dentist Dr. Barney Clark, who lives 112 days with the device [1]
- 1988 ESPN airs its 10,000th edition of "Sports Center," making it the most televised cable program in history
- 1990 First time 12 people in space at the same time
- 2002 New climate-controlled vault to conserve and display the Sarajevo Haggadah illuminated manuscript (c. 1350) dedicated in Sarajevo’s National Museum
Hawking on AI
2014 Stephen Hawking claims that artificial intelligence could be a "threat to mankind" and spell the end of the human race
Model of the Year
2019 Adut Akech, Sudanese-Australian model and activist, wins "Model of the Year" award at the British Fashion Awards in London
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