TODAY IN HISTORY historyorb 1681 - English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania 1849 - Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent (the US president to do so) for a device to lift a boat over shoals and obstructions 1862 - US issues 1st paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 & $1000) 1902 - A United States court of appeals rules that Thomas Edison did not invent the movie camera. 1933 - Nevada becomes 1st US state to regulate narcotics 1945 - US Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting firestorm kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians. 1963 - Pete Rose debuts with hits in his 2 1st at bats in spring training 1971 - US Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18 1982 - President Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya 1982 - The United States places an embargo on Libyan petroleum imports because of their support of terrorist groups. 2000 - The NASDAQ Composite stock market index peaks at 5132.52, signaling the beginning of the end of the dot-com boom.
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