Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
A recently ousted prime minister stood in a small Missouri gym and named the divide that would define the next half-century.
A jet of compressed air gave engineers the power to stop an entire train at once, transforming railway safety overnight.
A scuffle over an unpaid bill ended with five colonists dead and a propaganda weapon handed to the revolution.
