Sunday, October 09, 2022

History for October 9

History for October 9 - On-This-Day.com
Mike Singletary 1958 - Football player
  • 1776 - A group of Spanish missionaries settled in what is now San Francisco, CA.
  • 1781 - The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War took place in Yorktown, VA. The American forces, led by George Washington, defeated the British troops under Lord Cornwallis.
  • 1855 - Isaac Singer patented the sewing machine motor.
  • 1858 - Mail service via stagecoach between San Francisco, CA, and St. Louis, MO, began.
  • 1872 - Aaron Montgomery started his mail order business with the delivery of the first mail order catalog. The firm later became Montgomery Wards.
  • 1946 - The first electric blanket went on sale in Petersburg, VA.

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