Wednesday, December 20, 2023

History for December 20

History for December 20 - On-This-Day.com 
Harvey Firestone 1868 - Founder Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
  • 1606 - The "Susan Constant," "Godspeed" and "Discovery" set sail from London. Their landing at Jamestown, VA, was the start of the first permanent English settlement in America.
  • 1790 - The first successful cotton mill in the United States began operating at Pawtucket, RI.
  • 1803 - The United States Senate ratified a treaty that included the Louisiana Territories from France for $15 million. The transfer was completed with formal ceremonies in New Orleans.
  • 1879 - Thomas A. Edison privately demonstrated his incandescent light at Menlo Park, NJ.
  • 1892 - Alexander T. Brown and George Stillman patented the pneumatic tire.
  • 1990 - The world's first website and server go live at CERN. The first website was http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html.

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