1848 – Frederic Chopin gave his final concert performance in his adopted Paris, 18 months before he died of tuberculosis.
1857 – The National Deaf Mute College was incorporated in Washington, DC. It was the first school in the world for advanced education of the deaf. It was later renamed Gallaudet College.
1878 – The U.S. Congress passed the Bland-Allison Act, which made it legal to mint silver coins.
1923 – English archaeologist Howard Carter opened King Tutankhamen’s tomb.
1932 – James E. Markham received a patent for a peach tree that ripens later than other varieties; the first time a patent was issued for a fruit tree.
1937 – Wallace H. Carothers patented nylon for the DuPont Corporation.
1948 – NBC-TV presented the first daily newsreel telecast. The program was known as the 20th Century Fox – Movietone News.
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1948 – Fidel Castro was officially sworn in as prime minister of Cuba.
1972 – Wilt Chamberlain topped the 30,000-point mark in his career while playing with the Los Angeles Lakers during a game against the Phoenix Suns.
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