Sunday, August 08, 2021

History for August 8

  • 1844 - After the killing of Joseph Smith on June 27, Bringham Young was chosen to lead the Mormons.
  • 1876 - Thomas Edison received a patent for the mimeograph. The mimeograph was a "method of preparing autographic stencils for printing."
  • 1899 - The refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall.
  • 1911 - The number of representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives was established at 435. There was one member of Congress for every 211,877 residents.
  • 1966 - Michael DeBakey became the first surgeon to install an artificial heart pump in a patient.

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