Edwin Howard Armstrong 1890 - Electrical engineer and inventor, developed FM radio
- 1862 - The first orthopedic hospital was organized in New York City. It was called the Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled.
- 1865 - U.S. Secretary of State William Seward issued a statement verifying the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment abolished slavery with the declaration: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
- 1903 - The Panama Canal Zone was acquired 'in perpetuity' by the U.S. for an annual rent.
- 1912 - The discovery of the Piltdown Man in East Sussex was announced. It was proved to be a hoax in 1953.
- 1957 - The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania went online. It was the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States. It was taken out of service in 1982.
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