On this Day in History in 1830: New York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded).
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On this Day in History
On this Day in History in 1788: 1st US steamboat patent issued, by Georgia to Briggs & Longstreet.
On this Day in History in 1793: Patent granted Ralph Hodgson, NY, for oiled silk & linen.
On this Day in History
On this Day in History in 1863: 4 wheeled roller skates patented by James Plimpton of NY.
On this Day in History
On this Day in History in 1870: Construction begins on Brooklyn Bridge in New York; completed May 24, 1883.
Fun Fact of the Day
Fun Fact of the Day: The first blizzard to be declared a Federal Emergency was in 1977, affecting upstate New York and Southern Ohio. The storm’s accumulation was only about 12 inches over 5 days, but the winds were deadly.
On this Day in History
On this Day in History in 1930: The 1,046-foot (319-meter) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.
On this Day in History
On this Day in History in 1974: World Trade Center, then the world’s tallest building, opens in New York at 110 stories.
On this Day in History
On this Day in History in 1914: New York Museum of Science & Industry incorporated.
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