Jean-Paul Sartre 1905
- 1788 - The U.S. Constitution went into effect when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.
- 1834 - Cyrus McCormick patented the first practical mechanical reaper for farming. His invention allowed farmers to more than double their crop size.
- 1893 - The Ferris Wheel was introduced at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, IL.
- 1954 - The American Cancer Society reported significantly higher death rates among cigarette smokers than among non-smokers.
- 1963 - France announced that they were withdrawing from the North Atlantic NATO fleet.
- 1989 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest was protected by the First Amendment.
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