Saturday, November 16, 2024

History for November 16

History for November 16 - On-This-Day.com  
Elizabeth Drew 1935 - Journalist
  • 1871 - The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) was first chartered in the State of New York.
  • 1915 - Coca-Cola had its prototype for a contoured bottle patented. The bottle made its commercial debut the next year.
  • 1973 - U.S. President Nixon signed the Alaska Pipeline measure into law.
  • 1981 - A vaccine for hepatitis B was approved. The vaccine had been developed at Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research.
  • 2004 - A NASA unmanned "scramjet" (X-43A) reached a speed of nearly 10 times the speed of sound above the Pacific Ocean.

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