1894- The US vessel, Dirigo, is launched in Bath, Maine.
This Day in History
1869- the removable tempered steel plow blade is patented by James Oliver.
1913- Grand Central Station in New York opens for the first time.
1886- the patent for an automobile with burning oil is granted to Karl Benz.
1799- the 1st US patent for a seeding machine is granted in Vermont.
1848- Gold is discovered in California.
1786- Designer of the Alexander Column in Russia, Auguste de Montferrand, is born.
1817- British vessel, Diana, sinks off the coast of Malacca.
1743- Creator of one of the world’s first steam boats, John Fitch, is born.
1982- An explosion at a coal mine in Craynor, Kentucky, kills 7 miners.