Gertrude Stein 1874
- 1690 - The first paper money in America was issued by the Massachusetts colony. The currency was used to pay soldiers that were fighting in the war against Quebec.
- 1862 - Thomas Edison printed the "Weekly Herald" and distributed it to train passengers traveling between Port Huron and Detroit, MI. It was the first time a newspaper had been printed on a train.
- 1913 - The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized the power to impose and collect income tax.
- 1945 - Russia agreed to enter World War II against Japan.
- 1966 - The first rocket-assisted controlled landing on the Moon was made by the Soviet space vehicle Luna IX.
- 1969 - At the Palestinian National Congress in Cairo, Yasser Arafat was appointed leader of the PLO.
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