Adelle Davis 1904
- 1836 - Samuel Colt received U.S. Patent No. 138 (later 9430X) for a "revolving-cylinder pistol." It was his first patent.
- 1913 - The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized a graduated income tax.
- 1919 - The state of Oregon became the first state to place a tax on gasoline. The tax was 1 cent per gallon.
- 1933 - The aircraft carrier Ranger was launched. It was the first ship in the U.S. Navy to be designed and built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier.
- 1837 - Thomas Davenport patented the first commercial electrical motor. There was no practical electical distribution system available and Davenport went bankrupt.
- 1972 - Germany gave a $5 million ransom to Arab terrorists who had hijacked a jumbo jet.
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