- 1804 – The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its outing at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales.
- 1842 – John Greenough is granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine.
- 1878 – The first telephone book is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
- 1947 – In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first “instant camera”, the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
- 1948 – NASCAR is incorporated.
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