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- 1885 - The Long Island Railroad Company became the first to offer piggy-back rail service which was the transportation of farm wagons on trains.
- 1896 - It was reported by The Austrian newspaper that Wilhelm Roentgen had discovered the type of radiation that became known as X-rays.
- 1914 - Ford Motor Company announced that there would be a new daily minimum wage of $5 and an eight-hour workday.
- 1940 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) got its very first demonstration of FM radio.
- 1961 - "Mr. Ed" debuted. The show would run for six years.
- 1972 - U.S. President Richard M. Nixon ordered the development of the space shuttle.
- 1998 - U.S. Representative Sonny Bono died in skiing accident.
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