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September 10

3 sourced moments from September 10 in history: The U.S. won the Battle of Lake Erie (1813); Elias Howe patented the lockstitch sewing machine (1846); and LHC switch-on in 2008: a billion viewers, no collisions.

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3 things happened on September 10

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2008 Science · Physics

LHC switch-on in 2008: a billion viewers, no collisions

On 10 September 2008 protons first lapped CERN's 27 km ring before a global audience. Nothing collided, and nine days later it broke.

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1846 Technology · Inventions

Elias Howe patented the lockstitch sewing machine

On September 10, 1846, a 27-year-old Massachusetts mechanic won the U.S. patent that mechanized stitching.

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1813 History · War & Conflict

The U.S. won the Battle of Lake Erie

On September 10, 1813, Oliver Hazard Perry's fleet captured an entire British squadron and seized control of Lake Erie.

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