- 1838 – Samuel Morse first successfully tests the electrical telegraph.
- 1930 – The first diesel-engined automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City.
- 1931 – Thomas Edison submits his last patent application.
- 1942 – Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to schedule a flight around the world.
- 1974 – In response to the 1973 energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.
Also on this date in 2001, I married the most wonderful woman in the world.
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