- 1852 – Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established.
- 1937 – Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
- 1968 – In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.
- 1978 – The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago, Illinois).