Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On September 10, 2008, protons raced around CERN's 27-kilometer ring for the first time, before a billion-strong audience.
On September 10, 1846, a 27-year-old Massachusetts mechanic won the U.S. patent that mechanized stitching.
On September 10, 1813, Oliver Hazard Perry's fleet captured an entire British squadron and seized control of Lake Erie.
