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On this day for the United States
Events
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1794 -
Eli Whitney is granted a
patent for the
cotton gin.
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1900 - The
Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing
United States currency on the
gold standard.
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1903 - The
Hay–Herrán Treaty, granting the United States the right to build the
Panama Canal, is ratified by the
United States Senate. The Colombian Senate would later reject the treaty.
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1910 -
Lakeview Gusher, the largest U.S.
oil well gusher near Bakersfield, California, vented to atmosphere.
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1942 - John Bumstead and
Orvan Hess became the first in the world to successfully treat a patient, Anne Miller, using
penicillin.
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1964 - A jury in
Dallas finds
Jack Ruby guilty of killing
Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of
John F. Kennedy.
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1967 - The body of President
John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at
Arlington National Cemetery.
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1980 - In
Poland, a plane crashes during an emergency landing near
Warsaw, killing 87 people, including a 14-man American
boxing team.
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1994 -
Timeline of Linux development:
Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released.
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1995 -
Manned space mission: Astronaut
Norman Thagard becomes the first American
astronaut to ride to space on-board a
Russian launch vehicle.