On this Day in History.. 1027 - John XIX crowns Conrad II Holy Roman Emperor, founder of the Salian dynasty 1668 - England takes control of Bombay, India 1790 - United States Congress passes the Naturalization Act, requiring a 2-year residency before citizenship will be granted 1804 - United States Congress orders the immediate removal of Indians east of Mississippi to Louisiana 1830 - The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York 1845 - Patents are awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, the precursor of a band-aid 1872 - Thomas J Martin patents the fire extinguisher 1885 - The Eastman Film Company manufactures the 1st commercial motion picture film 1926 - The 1st lip-reading tournament is held in America 1937 - Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobbs advice and replaces his 40 oz bat with the 36 oz 1937 - The Spinach growers of Crystal City, Tx, erect statue of Popeye!! 1970 - The 500th nuclear explosion since 1945 is announced by the US 1982 - Ground-breaking is held in Washington, DC for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial 1996 - The International Monetary Fund approves a $10.2 billion loan for Russia 1999 - The Melissa worm infects Microsoft word processing and e-mail systems around the world 2006 - In Scotland, the prohibition of smoking in all substantially enclosed public places comes into force 2012 - Canadian Film maker James Cameron becomes the first person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth in over 50 years #patents #science #cigarettehistory #popeye #immigration #dimaggio #smokingalternatives johnfsapp.wordpress/
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