- 1570 First atlas "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" (Theatre of the World) is published by Abraham Ortelius in Antwerp with 70 maps
- 1761 First life insurance policy in North America is issued in Philadelphia
- 1803 The first US public library opens in Connecticut
- 1807 Townsend Speakman first sells fruit-flavored carbonated drinks in Philadelphia
- 1842 Farmers Lester Howe and Henry Wetsel discover Howe Caverns in New York state when they stumble upon a large gaping hole in the ground
Lincoln's Patent
1849 Abraham Lincoln receives a patent (only US President to do so) for a device to lift a boat over shoals and obstructions
- 1892 Dr. Washington Sheffield invents the collapsible toothpaste tube
- 1894 American inventor Augustine Sackett is granted a patent for Sackett Board, the prototype for drywall (U.S. Patent No. 520,123)
- 1900 American inventor Edwin S. Votey receives a patent for the pneumatic piano player
- 1906 Wright Brothers are granted a patent for their "flying machine," having applied for one 3 years earlier (patent no. 821,393)
- 1933 First modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster by Aldie and John Mackay, who claim to see "something resembling a whale"
Pac-Man
1980 Video game Pac-Man created by Toru Iwatani is first released in Japan [1]
Cher's Iconic Letterman Appearance
1986 American singer and actress Cher calls David Letterman an "a**hole" while a guest on his "Late Night" TV program (NBC)
Copernicus Reburied
2010 Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus's remains are reburied in Frombork Cathedral in Poland after a 200-year search for his tomb
- 2017 Japanese researchers from University of Yamanashi report birth of mice from freeze-dried sperm stored on the International Space Station
- 2018 New York Stock Exchange announces Stacey Cunningham will be its first woman head in its 226-year history
