Alfred Nobel 1833 - Chemist, inventor of dynamite, his will created the Nobel Prizes
- 1849 - The first tattooed man, James F. O辰onnell, was put on exhibition at the Franklin Theatre in New York City, NY.
- 1879 - Thomas Edison invented the electric incandescent lamp. It would last 13 1/2 hours before it would burn out.
- 1925 - The photoelectric cell was first demonstrated at the Electric Show in New York City, NY.
- 1945 - Women in France were allowed to vote for the first time.
- 1950 - Chinese forces invaded Tibet.
- 1983 - The Pentagon reported that 2,000 Marines were headed to Grenada to protect and evacuate Americans living there.
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Grenada? Haven’t heard that name in a long time!
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