Rafael Trujillo (Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina) 1891
- 1632 - Scientist Anthony van Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft, Holland. He created the first microscope lenses that were powerful enough to observe single-celled animals.
- 1836 - Alonzo D. Phillips received a patent for the phosphorous friction safety match.
- 1901 - Daredevil Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. She was 63 years old.
- 1929 - In the U.S., investors dumped more than 13 million shares on the stock market. The day is known as "Black Tuesday."
- 1939 - Nylon stockings were sold to the public for the first time in Wilmington, DE.
- 1948 - The term "cold war" was used for the first time. It was in a speech by Bernard Baruch before the Senate War Investigating Committee.
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