1794 – Eli Whitney patented his cotton gin, making it possible to clean 50 pounds of cotton a day, compared to a pound a day before Whitney’s invention.
1879 – Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany.
1812 – The United States government authorized War Bonds for the first time, presumably in support of the War of 1812.
1923 – President Warren G. Harding became the first Chief Executive to pay taxes and account for his income. His tax bill amounted to nearly $18,000.
1936 – The U.S. government began publishing The Federal Register.
1950 – The FBI debuted its “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list.
1958 – The Recording Industry Association of America awards its first “Gold Record” to Perry Como for “Catch a Falling Star.”
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1964 – Jack Ruby was sentenced to death for killing Lee Harvey Oswald.
1967 – President John F. Kennedy’s body is moved to a permanent grave site at Arlington National Cemetery.
1969 – Less than one month after winning her first horse race, Barbara Jo Rubin became the first female jockey to win at Aqueduct Race Course in New York.
1990 – Mikhail Gorbachev was elected president of the Soviet Union.
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