On This Day in History Archives - Rick Chromey

05-23 — May 23, 1775 – Ben Franklin Invented Bifocals

By Rick Chromey | May 23, 2023 |

Benjamin Franklin invents bifocals.

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06-07 — June 7, 1965 – Sony Introduced the VCR

By Rick Chromey | June 7, 2023 |

Sony Introduced the VCR

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05-24 — May 24, 1844 – Samuel Morse Sent First Telegraph Message

By Rick Chromey | May 24, 2023 |

Morse Sent First Telegraph Message

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05-09 — May 9, 1754 – First Newspaper Cartoon in America

By Rick Chromey | May 9, 2023 |

First Cartoon in America

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05-25 — May 25, 1961 – Kennedy Promised a Man on the Moon by the End of the 1960s.

By Rick Chromey | May 25, 2023 |

Kennedy Promised a Man on the Moon by the End of the 1960s.

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05-10 — May 10, 1869 – The Golden Spike Completes Transcontinental Railroad

By Rick Chromey | May 10, 2023 |

The Golden Spike

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05-26 — May 26, 1927 – The Final Model T Car is Produced

By Rick Chromey | May 26, 2023 |

The Final Model T is Produced

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05-11 — May 11, 1812 – The Waltz Introduced in English Ballrooms

By Rick Chromey | May 11, 2023 |

The First Waltz

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05-28 — May 28, 1892 – John Muir Founded Sierra Club

By Rick Chromey | May 28, 2023 |

John Muir Founds Sierra Club

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05-16 — May 16, 1860 – Lincoln Nominated by Republicans

By Rick Chromey | May 16, 2023 |

Lincoln Nominated by Republicans

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