1886- Josephine Garis Cochran receives a patent for her invention, the dishwasher.
This Day in History
1825- 1st public railway using steam locomotive is completed between Stockton and Darlington in England.
2003- After 16 months of construction, the Gila River Arena, home of the Arizona Coyotes, opens in Glendale, Arizona.
1848- New Haven Railroad opens.
1932- 54 people are killed at an explosion at the Moweaqua coal mine in Illinois.
1916- The Palace Bridge, a bascule bridge, opens in Saint Peterburg, Russia.
1925- A fire at a coal mine in Bellaire, Ohio results in the death of 9.
1910- An explosion at a coal mine in Hulton, England kills 344 miners.
1907- 91 are killed in an explosion at a coal mine in Alabama.
1991- the Skarnsund Bridge, designed by architect Johannes Holt, opens in Norway.